Abington vs Holbrook
You are paying about $100k more for a 4BR in Abington, and in exchange you get the stronger schools. That is the trade in plain terms: $100k for one tier of schooling.
Holbrook is about 7 minutes closer to downtown Boston at peak. Over a decade of commuting that gap is worth more than most people price it at.
Choose Abington if you want the stronger schools of the two.
All Abington numbers →Choose Holbrook if you want the lower price, or the commute matters most.
All Holbrook numbers →Side by side
The better of the two is highlighted on each row. Where a row is not highlighted, the two are close enough that calling a winner would be false precision.
| Abington | Holbrook | |
|---|---|---|
| School tier | solid schoolsT3 | mixed schoolsT4 |
| MCAS percentile | 39th | 36th |
| Niche district rank | 120th of 236 | 133rd of 236 |
| 4BR house | $650kT2 | $550kT1 |
| 2BR condo | $370k | $315k |
| Commute to Boston | 49 minT3 | 42 minT2 |
| MBTA rail | Commuter rail · ~39 min to terminal | Commuter rail · ~36 min to terminal |
| Tax rate | $14.00T3 | $15.50T4 |
| Est. tax bill on that 4BR | ≈$9,100 | ≈$8,500 |
| 3BR rent | $3,040/mo | $3,040/mo |
Prices are estimates calibrated to the Zillow Home Value Index and Redfin; tax rates are FY2026 residential rates and the bill applies that rate to the town’s own median 4BR estimate; commutes take the rail leg from the MBTA timetable and still model the drive; rents are HUD FY2026 Small Area Fair Market Rents. School tiers are editorial and shown next to the state’s own MCAS figures. Data last reviewed — see the methodology. This comparison never uses demographics as an input.
