Housing density: 260 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $1,068,910.
Median contract rent in 2022: $1,634 (lower quartile is $950, upper quartile is $1,926)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,267
Median gross rent in Holliston, MA in 2022: $1,765
Housing units in Holliston with a mortgage: 3,122 (194 second mortgage, 630 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 664
In family households: 1,161,600 (250,263 male householders, 116,393 female householders)
287,332 spouses, 410,462 children (392,286 natural, 9,871 adopted, 8,305 stepchildren), 16,644 grandchildren, 14,569 brothers or sisters, 15,064 parents, foster children, 15,023 other relatives, 25,838 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 286,073 (95,244 male householders (67,197 living alone)), 118,788 female householders (94,319 living alone)), 72,041 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 55,412 (13,773 institutionalized population)
252,928 married couples with children.
55,356 single-parent households (9,721 men, 45,635 women).
92.8% of residents of Holliston speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 18% speak English not well).
4.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (72% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (92% speak English very well, 8% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (74% speak English very well, 26% speak English well).
Foreign born population: 1,221 (8.0%)
(86.2% of them are naturalized citizens)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Holliston, Massachusetts
781995 to March 2000
441990 to 1994
1531985 to 1989
551980 to 1984
1191975 to 1979
361970 to 1974
371965 to 1969
209Before 1965
First ancestries reported:
Irish: 4,055 (23.1%)
Italian: 2,521 (14.4%)
English: 2,459 (14.0%)
Other: 1,418 (8.1%)
German: 1,340 (7.6%)
French: 775 (4.4%)
Polish: 772 (4.4%)
United States: 730 (4.2%)
Russian: 518 (3.0%)
Scottish: 498 (2.8%)
French Canadian: 491 (2.8%)
Swedish: 369 (2.1%)
Scotch-Irish: 222 (1.3%)
Portuguese: 205 (1.2%)
Norwegian: 163 (0.9%)
Greek: 141 (0.8%)
Welsh: 122 (0.7%)
Hungarian: 118 (0.7%)
Lithuanian: 116 (0.7%)
Dutch: 87 (0.5%)
West Indian: 83 (0.5%)
Swiss: 79 (0.5%)
Danish: 68 (0.4%)
Arab: 60 (0.3%)
Ukrainian: 57 (0.3%)
Czech: 42 (0.2%)
Slovak: 30 (0.2%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
Canada
Holliston:
23.4% (171)
Massachusetts:
5.2% (40,247)
United Kingdom
Holliston:
16.1% (118)
Massachusetts:
3.3% (25,403)
Italy
Holliston:
5.1% (37)
Massachusetts:
3.7% (28,319)
Haiti
Holliston:
4.9% (36)
Massachusetts:
4.4% (33,862)
Brazil
Holliston:
4.8% (35)
Massachusetts:
4.7% (36,669)
Portugal
Holliston:
4.1% (30)
Massachusetts:
8.6% (66,627)
Korea
Holliston:
4.0% (29)
Massachusetts:
1.7% (13,456)
Iran
Holliston:
3.4% (25)
Massachusetts:
0.6% (4,416)
Philippines
Holliston:
3.1% (23)
Massachusetts:
1.0% (7,414)
Colombia
Holliston:
3.0% (22)
Massachusetts:
2.0% (15,286)
Costa Rica
Holliston:
2.5% (18)
Massachusetts:
0.2% (1,700)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Holliston:
2.3% (17)
Massachusetts:
5.1% (39,255)
Guyana
Holliston:
2.2% (16)
Massachusetts:
0.2% (1,206)
Other Western Asia
Holliston:
2.1% (15)
Massachusetts:
0.3% (2,511)
Russia
Holliston:
1.9% (14)
Massachusetts:
2.3% (17,449)
Mexico
Holliston:
1.8% (13)
Massachusetts:
1.0% (7,867)
Germany
Holliston:
1.6% (12)
Massachusetts:
1.9% (14,883)
Lebanon
Holliston:
1.5% (11)
Massachusetts:
0.9% (6,691)
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 9,286
Other state: 3,696
Northeast: 2,178
Midwest: 624
South: 516
West: 378
70% of Holliston residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 61% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 48% lived in Massachusetts.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 8
5th and 6th grade: 7
7th and 8th grade: 37
9th grade: 25
10th grade: 16
11th grade: 27
12th grade, no diploma: 23
High school graduate (or equivalency): 788
Less than 1 year of college: 202
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 664
Associate degree: 234
Bachelor's degree: 1,363
Master's degree: 644
Professional school degree: 140
Doctorate degree: 125
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
No schooling: 14
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 26
7th and 8th grade: 9
9th grade: 23
10th grade: 43
11th grade: 13
12th grade, no diploma: 12
High school graduate (or equivalency): 768
Less than 1 year of college: 271
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 735
Associate degree: 492
Bachelor's degree: 1,521
Master's degree: 626
Professional school degree: 93
Doctorate degree: 68
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 4,178
One, attached: 22
Two: 90
3 or 4: 203
5 to 9: 119
10 to 19: 26
20 to 49: 49
50 or more: 181
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.4%