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Barnstable Town vs Concord vs Stoughton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Barnstable Town has the shortest commute (25 min average).
Concord has the most people working from home (36.1%).
Stoughton has the most affordable homes ($524k median).
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 | Barnstable Town | Concord | Stoughton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 49,568Highest |
18,223Lowest |
29,225 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.2% MA: +7.4% |
+4.7%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+8.6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 49.1±1.9Highest 23% above MA |
47.6±2 19% above MA |
45.7±1.9Lowest 14% above MA |
| Barnstable Town and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±1.6Lowest MA: 19.4% |
23.6%±2.6Highest MA: 19.4% |
18.5%±1.9 MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 26.8%±1.8Highest MA: 17.9% |
23.7%±2.9 MA: 17.9% |
20.8%±2.2Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Barnstable Town and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.1% MA: 47.3% |
79.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
41.9%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.5%±1.7Lowest MA: 7.9% |
6.1%±1.1Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Stoughton and Barnstable Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $91,982±$6kLowest 12% below MA |
$195,350±$22kHighest 88% above MA |
$104,794±$6k about the MA average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $602,500±$14k 7% above MA |
$1,210,000±$72kHighest 115% above MA |
$523,800±$28kLowest 7% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,917±$127Lowest 9% above MA |
$2,631±$166Highest 49% above MA |
$2,050±$200 16% above MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,975Lowest 34% below MA |
$10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
$6,215 4% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 64.6%±8.6 MA: 51.8% |
53.2%±10.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
68.4%±7.1Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Stoughton and Barnstable Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.4% MA: 10% |
3.7%Lowest MA: 10% |
8.4%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
75.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
74.1%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 14 yrs newer than MA |
1969Lowest 5 yrs newer than MA |
1969Lowest 5 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 15% below MA |
32 min 11% above MA |
33 minHighest 15% above MA |
| Work from home | 12.3%±2.6Lowest MA: 18.6% |
36.1%±4.5Highest MA: 18.6% |
15.4%±2.5 MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #189 of 282 in MA | #10 of 282 in MA | #196 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Barnstable | Concord · Concord-Carlisle | Stoughton |
| High school in town | Barnstable High | Concord Carlisle High | Stoughton High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.6Lowest |
11.4Highest |
10.8 |
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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.