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Berkley vs Dover vs Somerset
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Berkley has the shortest commute (27 min average).
Dover has the most people working from home (37.4%).
Somerset has the most affordable homes ($419k 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 | Berkley | Dover | Somerset |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,829 |
2,308Lowest |
18,298Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.5% MA: +7.4% |
+8.3%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+0.8%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.4±4.1Lowest 9% above MA |
47.5±4Highest 19% above MA |
47±2.2 18% above MA |
| Dover and Somerset are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.2%±5.4Highest MA: 19.4% |
20.9%±4.8 MA: 19.4% |
18.9%±2.4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Berkley and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.2%±3.2Lowest MA: 17.9% |
15.5%±3.5 MA: 17.9% |
25.3%±3.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.6%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
83.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
37.6%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.9%±2.7 MA: 7.9% |
9.4%±4.8Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.7%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Dover and Berkley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $144,205±$49k 39% above MA |
$250,001Highest 140% above MA |
$112,677±$6kLowest 8% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $511,200±$45k 9% below MA |
$1,308,300±$149kHighest 133% above MA |
$418,800±$18kLowest 25% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | — | $1,271±$93 28% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,018 about the MA average |
$10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
$4,977Lowest 17% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
100%±100Highest MA: 51.8% |
58.3%±12.9 MA: 51.8% |
| Dover and Somerset are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.1%Lowest MA: 10% |
3.3% MA: 10% |
4.9%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.7% MA: 62.5% |
97.9%Highest MA: 62.5% |
86.9%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 22 yrs newer than MA |
1967 3 yrs newer than MA |
1962Lowest 2 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 6% below MA |
37 minHighest 26% above MA |
31 min 8% above MA |
| Work from home | 13.1%±5.3 MA: 18.6% |
37.4%±8.8Highest MA: 18.6% |
12%±2.9Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #155 of 282 in MA | #1 of 282 in MA | #132 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Berkley | — | Somerset Berkley Regional School District · Somerset |
| High school in town | None in town | — | Somerset Berkley Regional High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 11.6 |
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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.