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Templeton vs Phillipston vs Leicester
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Templeton has the most people working from home (16.9%).
Phillipston has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.6%).
Leicester has the most expensive homes ($413k median).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Templeton | Phillipston | Leicester |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,252 |
1,895Lowest |
11,113Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.7% MA: +7.4% |
+2.6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+1.1%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 40.3±5.1Lowest about the MA average |
48.8±1.7Highest 22% above MA |
42.4±3.5 6% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 22.9%±5.9Highest MA: 19.4% |
17%±5Lowest MA: 19.4% |
20.2%±3.8 MA: 19.4% |
| Templeton and Leicester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 14.7%±2.8Lowest MA: 17.9% |
17.9%±1.3 MA: 17.9% |
18.9%±3.4Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Leicester and Phillipston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.9% MA: 47.3% |
25.4%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
31%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±1.6Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4%±1.6 MA: 7.9% |
6.3%±1.9Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Leicester and Phillipston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $101,154±$15k about the MA average |
$94,692±$14kLowest 9% below MA |
$105,173±$9kHighest about the MA average |
| Leicester and Templeton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $358,500±$12kLowest 36% below MA |
$372,400±$27k 34% below MA |
$413,100±$23kHighest 27% below MA |
| Leicester and Phillipston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,207±$353Lowest 31% below MA |
$1,375±$849 22% below MA |
$1,487±$258Highest 16% below MA |
| Leicester and Phillipston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,554Highest 24% below MA |
$3,914Lowest 35% below MA |
$4,452 26% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.7%±26.1 MA: 51.8% |
100%±100Highest MA: 51.8% |
29.7%±14.8Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Phillipston and Templeton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.6%Highest MA: 10% |
5.7% MA: 10% |
3.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.3%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
92.4%Highest MA: 62.5% |
88.5% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972 8 yrs newer than MA |
1984Highest 20 yrs newer than MA |
1965Lowest 1 yr newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 5% below MA |
29 minHighest about the MA average |
27 minLowest 6% below MA |
| Work from home | 16.9%±5.1Highest MA: 18.6% |
9.2%±3.7Lowest MA: 18.6% |
13.1%±4.1 MA: 18.6% |
| Templeton and Leicester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #244 of 282 in MA | — | #222 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Narragansett | — | Leicester |
| High school in town | Narragansett Regional High | — | Leicester High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.2Highest |
— | 10.7Lowest |
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MA average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.