Compare towns
Truro vs Milton vs Stockbridge
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Truro has grown the fastest since 2010 (+22.5%).
Milton has the most kids (25.3% under 18).
Stockbridge has the most people working from home (52.4%).
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 | Truro | Milton | Stockbridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,708Lowest |
28,587Highest |
2,056 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +22.5%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+6% MA: +7.4% |
+3.6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 64.1±5.8Highest 60% above MA |
41.1±1.8Lowest about the MA average |
63.7±3.5 59% above MA |
| Truro and Stockbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 10.5%±2.8 MA: 19.4% |
25.3%±2.2Highest MA: 19.4% |
8.4%±4.3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 45.6%±10.1 MA: 17.9% |
16.1%±1.8Lowest MA: 17.9% |
47%±7.5Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Stockbridge and Truro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 57.9%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
71.9%Highest MA: 47.3% |
62.4% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±5.6 MA: 7.9% |
9.7%±1.1Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.5%±2.7Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Milton and Truro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $118,984±$72kLowest 14% above MA |
$188,529±$15kHighest 81% above MA |
$146,250±$67k 41% above MA |
| Milton and Stockbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $888,200±$117k 58% above MA |
$933,200±$31kHighest 66% above MA |
$600,000±$99kLowest 7% above MA |
| Milton and Truro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,474±$281Highest 16% below MA |
$858±$375Lowest 51% below MA |
| Milton and Stockbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,997Lowest 33% below MA |
$9,677Highest 61% above MA |
$4,652 22% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 100%±100Highest MA: 51.8% |
45.7%±20.9Lowest MA: 51.8% |
60.8%±27 MA: 51.8% |
| Truro and Stockbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.4%Lowest MA: 10% |
4.7% MA: 10% |
7.2%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.2% MA: 62.5% |
85.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
83.3%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 16 yrs newer than MA |
1945Lowest 19 yrs older than MA |
1958 6 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min about the MA average |
31 minHighest 8% above MA |
20 minLowest 33% below MA |
| Work from home | 35.2%±22.9 MA: 18.6% |
29.7%±2.9Lowest MA: 18.6% |
52.4%±19.9Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Stockbridge and Truro 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 | — | #55 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Truro | Milton | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Milton High | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.4 |
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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.