snapshot: Whose older than who? Median ages
By Matt Carroll, Globe Staff | March 28
The US Census tracks median age. The town's with the oldest ages in Massachusetts tended to be in the corners of the state -- western Mass., Cape Cod, and the North Shore. The youngest community was Amherst -- no surprise, given that it's the home of UMass. The data is from the US Census's American Community Survey for 2011, which covers five years.
Community | Median_age | Rank |
ABINGTON | 39.3 | 284 |
ACTON | 40.8 | 238 |
ACUSHNET | 41.6 | 213 |
ADAMS | 41.8 | 199 |
AGAWAM | 43.9 | 114 |
ALFORD | 56.4 | 8 |
AMESBURY | 40.5 | 250 |
AMHERST | 21.3 | 351 |
ANDOVER | 43.1 | 144 |
AQUINNAH | 26.3 | 350 |
ARLINGTON | 41.7 | 210 |
ASHBURNHAM | 38.9 | 292 |
ASHBY | 43.1 | 144 |
ASHFIELD | 46.2 | 71 |
ASHLAND | 40.9 | 236 |
ATHOL | 38.2 | 311 |
ATTLEBORO | 38.4 | 305 |
AUBURN | 44.1 | 111 |
AVON | 43.6 | 126 |
AYER | 40.4 | 256 |
BARNSTABLE | 47 | 54 |
BARRE | 42.9 | 155 |
BECKET | 49.3 | 31 |
BEDFORD | 43.4 | 133 |
BELCHERTOWN | 40.5 | 250 |
BELLINGHAM | 38.4 | 305 |
BELMONT | 41.5 | 217 |
BERKLEY | 38 | 314 |
BERLIN | 46.2 | 71 |
BERNARDSTON | 45.5 | 87 |
BEVERLY | 40.3 | 263 |
BILLERICA | 38.7 | 298 |
BLACKSTONE | 41.6 | 213 |
BLANDFORD | 46.7 | 62 |
BOLTON | 42.9 | 155 |
BOSTON | 30.8 | 346 |
BOURNE | 42.9 | 155 |
BOXBOROUGH | 42.1 | 192 |
BOXFORD | 44.4 | 99 |
BOYLSTON | 44.2 | 108 |
BRAINTREE | 40.5 | 250 |
BREWSTER | 53.6 | 11 |
BRIDGEWATER | 37 | 323 |
BRIMFIELD | 41.8 | 199 |
BROCKTON | 35.2 | 336 |
BROOKFIELD | 43.9 | 114 |
BROOKLINE | 35.7 | 334 |
BUCKLAND | 41.2 | 225 |
BURLINGTON | 40.8 | 238 |
CAMBRIDGE | 31.2 | 344 |
CANTON | 41 | 230 |
CARLISLE | 44.4 | 99 |
CARVER | 42.4 | 176 |
CHARLEMONT | 47 | 54 |
CHARLTON | 39.5 | 279 |
CHATHAM | 56.9 | 5 |
CHELMSFORD | 43.3 | 136 |
CHELSEA | 32.2 | 342 |
CHESHIRE | 46.9 | 57 |
CHESTER | 46.8 | 60 |
CHESTERFIELD | 49 | 35 |
CHICOPEE | 40.2 | 265 |
CHILMARK | 45.8 | 80 |
CLARKSBURG | 46.1 | 74 |
CLINTON | 38.4 | 305 |
COHASSET | 43.1 | 144 |
COLRAIN | 44.4 | 99 |
Community | Median_age | Rank |
CONCORD | 46.5 | 65 |
CONWAY | 46.5 | 65 |
CUMMINGTON | 43.7 | 122 |
DALTON | 46.1 | 74 |
DANVERS | 43.7 | 122 |
DARTMOUTH | 43.2 | 140 |
DEDHAM | 43 | 150 |
DEERFIELD | 45.3 | 90 |
DENNIS | 52.5 | 15 |
DIGHTON | 42.6 | 171 |
DOUGLAS | 39.3 | 284 |
DOVER | 43.5 | 129 |
DRACUT | 40.2 | 265 |
DUDLEY | 35.8 | 333 |
DUNSTABLE | 40.8 | 238 |
DUXBURY | 43.9 | 114 |
EAST BRIDGEWATER | 41.8 | 199 |
EAST BROOKFIELD | 41.1 | 229 |
EASTHAM | 56.6 | 7 |
EASTHAMPTON | 42.8 | 163 |
EAST LONGMEADOW | 43.4 | 133 |
EASTON | 37.9 | 316 |
EDGARTOWN | 43.5 | 129 |
EGREMONT | 56.4 | 8 |
ERVING | 39.6 | 276 |
ESSEX | 47.3 | 51 |
EVERETT | 35.6 | 335 |
FAIRHAVEN | 44.3 | 106 |
FALL RIVER | 38 | 314 |
FALMOUTH | 50.8 | 22 |
FITCHBURG | 34.3 | 338 |
FLORIDA | 42.7 | 168 |
FOXBOROUGH | 40.6 | 246 |
FRAMINGHAM | 37.5 | 319 |
FRANKLIN | 37 | 323 |
FREETOWN | 42.3 | 180 |
GARDNER | 39.2 | 286 |
GEORGETOWN | 40.6 | 246 |
GILL | 49.5 | 29 |
GLOUCESTER | 47.3 | 51 |
GOSHEN | 43.8 | 120 |
GOSNOLD | 60.3 | 2 |
GRAFTON | 35.9 | 332 |
GRANBY | 44.2 | 108 |
GRANVILLE | 46.7 | 62 |
GREAT BARRINGTON | 45.8 | 80 |
GREENFIELD | 42.3 | 180 |
GROTON | 42.2 | 190 |
GROVELAND | 43.4 | 133 |
HADLEY | 46.1 | 74 |
HALIFAX | 43.7 | 122 |
HAMILTON | 37.4 | 320 |
HAMPDEN | 48.1 | 44 |
HANCOCK | 41 | 230 |
HANOVER | 40.2 | 265 |
HANSON | 40.5 | 250 |
HARDWICK | 45.9 | 79 |
HARVARD | 44.7 | 94 |
HARWICH | 50.8 | 22 |
HATFIELD | 48.2 | 42 |
HAVERHILL | 38.1 | 313 |
HAWLEY | 48.6 | 38 |
HEATH | 51.1 | 20 |
HINGHAM | 43 | 150 |
HINSDALE | 46.3 | 69 |
HOLBROOK | 41.8 | 199 |
HOLDEN | 41.4 | 221 |
HOLLAND | 42.4 | 176 |
HOLLISTON | 43.9 | 114 |
HOLYOKE | 36.6 | 328 |
HOPEDALE | 42 | 194 |
HOPKINTON | 39.8 | 273 |
HUBBARDSTON | 42.4 | 176 |
HUDSON | 41 | 230 |
HULL | 46.5 | 65 |
HUNTINGTON | 42.3 | 180 |
IPSWICH | 45.4 | 88 |
KINGSTON | 42.3 | 180 |
LAKEVILLE | 41.8 | 199 |
LANCASTER | 38.7 | 298 |
LANESBOROUGH | 42.3 | 180 |
LAWRENCE | 30.9 | 345 |
LEE | 43.3 | 136 |
LEICESTER | 39.7 | 274 |
LENOX | 48.4 | 41 |
LEOMINSTER | 40 | 269 |
LEVERETT | 47.9 | 45 |
LEXINGTON | 45.8 | 80 |
LEYDEN | 48.2 | 42 |
LINCOLN | 37.4 | 320 |
LITTLETON | 43.3 | 136 |
LONGMEADOW | 43.9 | 114 |
LOWELL | 33.1 | 341 |
LUDLOW | 42.7 | 168 |
LUNENBURG | 42 | 194 |
LYNN | 35 | 337 |
LYNNFIELD | 43.1 | 144 |
MALDEN | 36.4 | 331 |
MANCHESTER-BY-THE-SEA | 45.8 | 80 |
MANSFIELD | 36.6 | 328 |
MARBLEHEAD | 44.4 | 99 |
MARION | 46.2 | 71 |
MARLBOROUGH | 39.1 | 288 |
MARSHFIELD | 41.5 | 217 |
MASHPEE | 46.7 | 62 |
MATTAPOISETT | 47.4 | 50 |
MAYNARD | 41.9 | 197 |
MEDFIELD | 41.6 | 213 |
MEDFORD | 36.7 | 327 |
MEDWAY | 41 | 230 |
MELROSE | 41 | 230 |
MENDON | 42.1 | 192 |
MERRIMAC | 42.6 | 171 |
METHUEN | 39.5 | 279 |
MIDDLEBOROUGH | 40.8 | 238 |
MIDDLEFIELD | 50.5 | 26 |
MIDDLETON | 41.4 | 221 |
MILFORD | 37.8 | 317 |
MILLBURY | 41.8 | 199 |
MILLIS | 41.8 | 199 |
MILLVILLE | 39.9 | 271 |
MILTON | 38.8 | 295 |
MONROE | 44.3 | 106 |
MONSON | 43.2 | 140 |
MONTAGUE | 42.9 | 155 |
MONTEREY | 57.2 | 4 |
MONTGOMERY | 47.3 | 51 |
MOUNT WASHINGTON | 53.2 | 12 |
NAHANT | 49.2 | 33 |
NANTUCKET | 38.9 | 292 |
NATICK | 41 | 230 |
NEEDHAM | 42.3 | 180 |
NEW ASHFORD | 51 | 21 |
NEW BEDFORD | 36.8 | 326 |
NEW BRAINTREE | 39.7 | 274 |
NEWBURY | 44.6 | 96 |
NEWBURYPORT | 44.6 | 96 |
NEW MARLBOROUGH | 49.1 | 34 |
NEW SALEM | 45.6 | 85 |
NEWTON | 39.4 | 282 |
NORFOLK | 41.2 | 225 |
NORTH ADAMS | 39 | 290 |
NORTHAMPTON | 38.6 | 301 |
NORTH ANDOVER | 39.9 | 271 |
NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH | 38.4 | 305 |
NORTHBOROUGH | 40.4 | 256 |
NORTHBRIDGE | 38.3 | 310 |
NORTH BROOKFIELD | 40.7 | 244 |
NORTHFIELD | 47 | 54 |
NORTH READING | 40.6 | 246 |
NORTON | 39.2 | 286 |
NORWELL | 43 | 150 |
NORWOOD | 41.8 | 199 |
OAK BLUFFS | 41.9 | 197 |
OAKHAM | 44.2 | 108 |
ORANGE | 40.8 | 238 |
ORLEANS | 62.4 | 1 |
OTIS | 50.5 | 26 |
OXFORD | 40.2 | 265 |
PALMER | 41.8 | 199 |
PAXTON | 43.5 | 129 |
PEABODY | 44 | 113 |
PELHAM | 49.3 | 31 |
PEMBROKE | 40.4 | 256 |
PEPPERELL | 40.6 | 246 |
PERU | 41.5 | 217 |
PETERSHAM | 47.9 | 45 |
PHILLIPSTON | 40.9 | 236 |
PITTSFIELD | 42.6 | 171 |
PLAINFIELD | 52.8 | 14 |
PLAINVILLE | 39.1 | 288 |
PLYMOUTH | 41.3 | 223 |
PLYMPTON | 43.9 | 114 |
PRINCETON | 44.4 | 99 |
PROVINCETOWN | 51.8 | 17 |
QUINCY | 38.5 | 303 |
RANDOLPH | 40.4 | 256 |
RAYNHAM | 39 | 290 |
READING | 40.7 | 244 |
REHOBOTH | 42.8 | 163 |
REVERE | 38.2 | 311 |
RICHMOND | 52.2 | 16 |
ROCHESTER | 41.3 | 223 |
ROCKLAND | 40.3 | 263 |
ROCKPORT | 51.8 | 17 |
ROWE | 56.7 | 6 |
ROWLEY | 45.7 | 84 |
ROYALSTON | 46 | 77 |
RUSSELL | 38.7 | 298 |
RUTLAND | 39.4 | 282 |
SALEM | 37 | 323 |
SALISBURY | 45.6 | 85 |
SANDISFIELD | 46.9 | 57 |
SANDWICH | 43.5 | 129 |
SAUGUS | 42.8 | 163 |
SAVOY | 42.9 | 155 |
SCITUATE | 44.7 | 94 |
SEEKONK | 42.9 | 155 |
SHARON | 42.5 | 175 |
SHEFFIELD | 48.8 | 36 |
SHELBURNE | 50.1 | 28 |
SHERBORN | 44.6 | 96 |
SHIRLEY | 38.9 | 292 |
SHREWSBURY | 38.8 | 295 |
SHUTESBURY | 45.4 | 88 |
SOMERSET | 44.4 | 99 |
SOMERVILLE | 30.7 | 347 |
SOUTHAMPTON | 42.8 | 163 |
SOUTHBOROUGH | 42.3 | 180 |
SOUTHBRIDGE | 36.6 | 328 |
SOUTH HADLEY | 40 | 269 |
SOUTHWICK | 43 | 150 |
SPENCER | 40.5 | 250 |
SPRINGFIELD | 32 | 343 |
STERLING | 42.8 | 163 |
STOCKBRIDGE | 46.5 | 65 |
STONEHAM | 43.7 | 122 |
STOUGHTON | 43.2 | 140 |
STOW | 42.3 | 180 |
STURBRIDGE | 40.4 | 256 |
SUDBURY | 41.8 | 199 |
SUNDERLAND | 30.5 | 348 |
SUTTON | 41.7 | 210 |
SWAMPSCOTT | 44.4 | 99 |
SWANSEA | 45 | 92 |
TAUNTON | 38.4 | 305 |
TEMPLETON | 41.7 | 210 |
TEWKSBURY | 42.2 | 190 |
TISBURY | 47.6 | 48 |
TOLLAND | 44.1 | 111 |
TOPSFIELD | 43.8 | 120 |
TOWNSEND | 39.5 | 279 |
TRURO | 53 | 13 |
TYNGSBOROUGH | 40.4 | 256 |
TYRINGHAM | 55.9 | 10 |
UPTON | 42.3 | 180 |
UXBRIDGE | 40.8 | 238 |
WAKEFIELD | 41.8 | 199 |
WALES | 43.6 | 126 |
WALPOLE | 42.7 | 168 |
WALTHAM | 34 | 340 |
WARE | 43.1 | 144 |
WAREHAM | 44.9 | 93 |
WARREN | 42 | 194 |
WARWICK | 49.5 | 29 |
WASHINGTON | 50.8 | 22 |
WATERTOWN | 38.8 | 295 |
WAYLAND | 46.3 | 69 |
WEBSTER | 40.5 | 250 |
WELLESLEY | 37.2 | 322 |
WELLFLEET | 60.1 | 3 |
WENDELL | 48.5 | 40 |
WENHAM | 28.6 | 349 |
WESTBOROUGH | 38.5 | 303 |
WEST BOYLSTON | 40.4 | 256 |
WEST BRIDGEWATER | 42.4 | 176 |
WEST BROOKFIELD | 46.9 | 57 |
WESTFIELD | 38.6 | 301 |
WESTFORD | 41.5 | 217 |
WESTHAMPTON | 46 | 77 |
WESTMINSTER | 43.1 | 144 |
WEST NEWBURY | 43.6 | 126 |
WESTON | 42.9 | 155 |
WESTPORT | 45.1 | 91 |
WEST SPRINGFIELD | 39.6 | 276 |
WEST STOCKBRIDGE | 48.8 | 36 |
WEST TISBURY | 42.3 | 180 |
WESTWOOD | 42.9 | 155 |
WEYMOUTH | 41.6 | 213 |
WHATELY | 47.5 | 49 |
WHITMAN | 37.7 | 318 |
WILBRAHAM | 46.8 | 60 |
WILLIAMSBURG | 47.7 | 47 |
WILLIAMSTOWN | 43.2 | 140 |
WILMINGTON | 41.2 | 225 |
WINCHENDON | 41.2 | 225 |
WINCHESTER | 43.3 | 136 |
WINDSOR | 48.6 | 38 |
WINTHROP | 42.6 | 171 |
WOBURN | 39.6 | 276 |
WORCESTER | 34.3 | 338 |
WORTHINGTON | 50.7 | 25 |
WRENTHAM | 43 | 150 |
YARMOUTH | 51.4 | 19 |