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Williamsburg vs Chilmark vs Boylston
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Williamsburg has the most affordable homes ($403k median).
Chilmark has grown the fastest since 2010 (+40%).
Boylston has the most renters (20.8% 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 | Williamsburg | Chilmark | Boylston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,694 |
1,578Lowest |
4,948Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.9%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+40%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+11.3% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 50±2.4 25% above MA |
53.6±8.1Highest 34% above MA |
48.2±2.3Lowest 21% above MA |
| Chilmark and Williamsburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±4Highest MA: 19.4% |
16.7%±4.3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
18%±3.6 MA: 19.4% |
| Williamsburg and Boylston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.7%±3.5 MA: 17.9% |
36.2%±12.4Highest MA: 17.9% |
22%±4.1Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Chilmark and Williamsburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 60.6% MA: 47.3% |
68.1%Highest MA: 47.3% |
54.9%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.2%±2.7Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.7%±2.6Lowest MA: 7.9% |
3.6%±1.7 MA: 7.9% |
| Williamsburg and Boylston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $104,792±$21kLowest about the MA average |
$168,750±$28kHighest 62% above MA |
$140,962±$28k 36% above MA |
| Chilmark and Boylston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $403,100±$37kLowest 28% below MA |
$1,895,300±$281kHighest 237% above MA |
$578,600±$47k about the MA average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,420±$228Lowest 19% below MA |
$2,750±$2kHighest 56% above MA |
$2,032±$350 15% above MA |
| Chilmark and Boylston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,761 4% below MA |
$4,485Lowest 25% below MA |
$7,266Highest 21% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 61%±28Highest MA: 51.8% |
30.8%±59.9Lowest MA: 51.8% |
45.1%±16.7 MA: 51.8% |
| Williamsburg and Boylston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.3%Lowest MA: 10% |
4.1% MA: 10% |
6.4%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.2% MA: 62.5% |
89.4%Highest MA: 62.5% |
79.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1955Lowest 9 yrs older than MA |
1984Highest 20 yrs newer than MA |
1977 13 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 13% below MA |
32 minHighest 8% above MA |
27 min 8% below MA |
| Work from home | 26.5%±6.7Highest MA: 18.6% |
25.7%±11 MA: 18.6% |
22.7%±5.3Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Williamsburg and Chilmark 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 | — | — | #72 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Williamsburg | Up-Island Regional | Berlin-Boylston |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Tahanto Regional High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 11.1 |
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| 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.