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Blackstone vs Middletown vs Whitman
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Blackstone has the most people working from home (17.4%).
Middletown has the shortest commute (20 min average).
Whitman has the highest household income ($109k).
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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 | Blackstone | Middletown | Whitman |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,255Lowest |
16,832Highest |
15,295 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+5.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+4.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.2±1.7 11% above U.S. |
43.8±2Highest 13% above U.S. |
40.4±1.8Lowest 4% above U.S. |
| Middletown and Blackstone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.8%±4Highest U.S.: 22% |
19%±2.7Lowest U.S.: 22% |
21.1%±3.5 U.S.: 22% |
| Blackstone and Whitman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.5%±4.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
22.3%±2.6Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
15.5%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Middletown and Blackstone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
47.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
31.3%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±0.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
6.9%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.1%±1.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Middletown and Whitman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $94,191±$21kLowest 17% above U.S. |
$101,948±$6k 26% above U.S. |
$108,933±$14kHighest 35% above U.S. |
| Whitman and Middletown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $404,400±$34kLowest 22% above U.S. |
$563,300±$46kHighest 69% above U.S. |
$472,700±$12k 42% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,189±$85Lowest 16% below U.S. |
$1,990±$170Highest 41% above U.S. |
$1,771±$151 25% above U.S. |
| Middletown and Whitman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,703Lowest 83% above U.S. |
$6,153Highest 97% above U.S. |
$5,824 87% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 65%±18.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
46.9%±6.3Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
61.9%±13.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Blackstone and Whitman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8% U.S.: 12.5% |
8.5%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.9%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
57.9%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
71.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967 13 yrs older than U.S. |
1969Highest 11 yrs older than U.S. |
1957Lowest 23 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 min 28% above U.S. |
20 minLowest 25% below U.S. |
36 minHighest 37% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 17.4%±4.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
10.9%±2.3 U.S.: 15.1% |
10.8%±2.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Blackstone and Middletown 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 | #207 of 282 in MA | #23 of 38 in RI | #191 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Blackstone-Millville | Middletown | Whitman-Hanson |
| High school in town | Blackstone Millville RHS | Middletown High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.6Highest |
10.7Lowest |
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U.S. 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.