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Abington vs Everett vs Bridgewater Town
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Abington has the most people working from home (15.1%).
Everett has the most renters (62.8% rent).
Bridgewater Town has the shortest commute (31 min average).
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 | Abington | Everett | Bridgewater Town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 17,053Lowest |
50,045Highest |
28,471 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.7%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+17.8%Highest MA: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 39.1±1.8Highest about the MA average |
35.2±1.5Lowest 12% below MA |
37.6±1.6 6% below MA |
| Abington and Bridgewater Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.2%±3.8Highest MA: 19.4% |
21.8%±2.1 MA: 19.4% |
17.6%±2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Abington and Everett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 13.1%±1.9 MA: 17.9% |
11.3%±1.1Lowest MA: 17.9% |
17.3%±1.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40%Highest MA: 47.3% |
24.9%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
39.5% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±1.7Lowest MA: 7.9% |
6.3%±0.9 MA: 7.9% |
16.2%±1.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $125,400±$12kHighest 21% above MA |
$85,218±$7kLowest 18% below MA |
$112,651±$7k 8% above MA |
| Abington and Bridgewater Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $539,600±$34k 4% below MA |
$610,000±$23kHighest 9% above MA |
$533,100±$23kLowest 5% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,724±$250Lowest about the MA average |
$2,076±$69 18% above MA |
$2,092±$177Highest 19% above MA |
| Bridgewater Town and Everett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,045Highest 18% above MA |
$4,880Lowest 19% below MA |
$6,499 8% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.7%±11Lowest MA: 51.8% |
56.4%±5.8Highest MA: 51.8% |
54.2%±13.2 MA: 51.8% |
| Everett and Bridgewater Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.2% MA: 10% |
14.7%Highest MA: 10% |
4.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.7% MA: 62.5% |
37.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
75.6%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970 6 yrs newer than MA |
1938Lowest 26 yrs older than MA |
1984Highest 20 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 min 14% above MA |
35 minHighest 20% above MA |
31 minLowest 8% above MA |
| Work from home | 15.1%±2.8Highest MA: 18.6% |
10.5%±2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
12.7%±2.7 MA: 18.6% |
| Abington and Bridgewater Town 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 | #143 of 282 in MA | #264 of 282 in MA | #121 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Abington | Everett | Bridgewater-Raynham |
| High school in town | Abington High | Everett High | Bridgewater-Raynham Regional |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.3Lowest |
12.1 |
18.1Highest |
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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.