Compare towns
Truro vs Stockbridge vs Nahant
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%).
Stockbridge has the most people working from home (52.4%).
Nahant has the most renters (21.1% rent).
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 | Stockbridge | Nahant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,708Lowest |
2,056 |
3,325Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +22.5%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+3.6% MA: +7.4% |
-2.2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 64.1±5.8Highest 60% above MA |
63.7±3.5 59% above MA |
60.7±2.9Lowest 52% 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% |
8.4%±4.3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
11%±3.1Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Nahant and Truro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 45.6%±10.1 MA: 17.9% |
47%±7.5Highest MA: 17.9% |
36.2%±6.2Lowest 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% |
62.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
61.6% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±5.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.5%±2.7Lowest MA: 7.9% |
3.7%±1.8 MA: 7.9% |
| Truro and Nahant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $118,984±$72k 14% above MA |
$146,250±$67kHighest 41% above MA |
$112,762±$6kLowest 8% above MA |
| Stockbridge and Truro 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 |
$600,000±$99kLowest 7% above MA |
$748,800±$99k 33% above MA |
| Truro and Nahant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $858±$375Lowest 51% below MA |
$1,777±$334Highest about the MA average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,997Lowest 33% below MA |
$4,652 22% below MA |
$6,615Highest 10% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 100%±100Highest MA: 51.8% |
60.8%±27 MA: 51.8% |
53.5%±17.4Lowest 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% |
7.2% MA: 10% |
8.9%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
83.3% MA: 62.5% |
78.9%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 16 yrs newer than MA |
1958 6 yrs older than MA |
1938Lowest 26 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min about the MA average |
20 minLowest 33% below MA |
32 minHighest 10% above MA |
| Work from home | 35.2%±22.9 MA: 18.6% |
52.4%±19.9Highest MA: 18.6% |
18.7%±5.7Lowest 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 | — | — | #129 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Truro | — | Nahant |
| High school in town | None 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.