What stands out worked out from the figures below

Barnstable Town has the shortest commute (25 min average).

Weymouth Town has the most people working from home (18.1%).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Barnstable Town	Weymouth Town
People
Population	49,568Lowest	58,505Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	+8.2%Highest MA: +7.4%	+6.9%Lowest MA: +7.4%
Median age	49.1±1.9Highest 23% above MA	44.1±1.4Lowest 10% above MA
Kids under 18	17.2%±1.6Highest MA: 19.4%	16.4%±1.4Lowest MA: 19.4%
	Barnstable Town and Weymouth Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	26.8%±1.8Highest MA: 17.9%	19.8%±1.5Lowest MA: 17.9%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	42.1%Lowest MA: 47.3%	42.8%Highest MA: 47.3%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.5%±1Highest MA: 7.9%	5.4%±0.9Lowest MA: 7.9%
	Barnstable Town and Weymouth 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	$102,714±$4kHighest about the MA average
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$602,500±$14kHighest 7% above MA	$552,100±$16kLowest about the MA average
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,917±$127Lowest 9% above MA	$1,941±$103Highest 10% above MA
	Weymouth Town and Barnstable Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$3,975Lowest 34% below MA	$5,359Highest 11% below MA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	64.6%±8.6Highest MA: 51.8%	55.5%±7.1Lowest MA: 51.8%
	Barnstable Town and Weymouth Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	7.4%Lowest MA: 10%	7.7%Highest MA: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	75.7%Highest MA: 62.5%	67.4%Lowest MA: 62.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1978Highest 14 yrs newer than MA	1964Lowest same as MA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	25 minLowest 15% below MA	35 minHighest 19% above MA
Work from home	12.3%±2.6Lowest MA: 18.6%	18.1%±2.2Highest MA: 18.6%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#189 of 282 in MA	#221 of 282 in MA
School district	Barnstable	Weymouth
High school in town	Barnstable High	Weymouth High School
Students per teacherat that high school	10.6Lowest	11.9Highest
On TownTapestry
Old photos in History	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.