Compare towns
Truro vs Reading 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%).
Reading has the most kids (22.8% 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 | Reading | Stockbridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,708Lowest |
25,612Highest |
2,056 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +22.5%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+3.1%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+3.6% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 64.1±5.8Highest 60% above MA |
43.7±2.3Lowest 9% above MA |
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% |
22.8%±2.2Highest MA: 19.4% |
8.4%±4.3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 45.6%±10.1 MA: 17.9% |
20.7%±2.3Lowest 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% |
66.3%Highest MA: 47.3% |
62.4% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±5.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.9%±0.7Lowest MA: 7.9% |
3.5%±2.7 MA: 7.9% |
| Truro and Stockbridge 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 |
$165,912±$13kHighest 60% above MA |
$146,250±$67k 41% above MA |
| Reading 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±$117kHighest 58% above MA |
$809,000±$22k 44% above MA |
$600,000±$99kLowest 7% above MA |
| Truro and Reading are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,991±$273Highest 13% above MA |
$858±$375Lowest 51% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,997Lowest 33% below MA |
$9,320Highest 56% above MA |
$4,652 22% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 100%±100Highest MA: 51.8% |
27.8%±9.1Lowest 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% MA: 10% |
3.2%Lowest MA: 10% |
7.2%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
82.4%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
83.3% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 16 yrs newer than MA |
1960 4 yrs older than MA |
1958Lowest 6 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min about the MA average |
31 minHighest 6% above MA |
20 minLowest 33% below MA |
| Work from home | 35.2%±22.9 MA: 18.6% |
30.2%±4.1Lowest 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 | — | #50 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Truro | — | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — | — |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.