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Boylston vs Edgartown vs Berlin
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Boylston has the most kids (18% under 18).
Edgartown has grown the fastest since 2010 (+27.1%).
Berlin has the most people working from home (29.1%).
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.
| Measure | Boylston | Edgartown | Berlin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,948 |
5,278Highest |
3,378Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.3% MA: +7.4% |
+27.1%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+10.2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 48.2±2.3Lowest 21% above MA |
51.9±8.6Highest 30% above MA |
49.7±2.8 24% above MA |
| Edgartown and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18%±3.6Highest MA: 19.4% |
10%±3.6Lowest MA: 19.4% |
13.4%±4.5 MA: 19.4% |
| Boylston and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22%±4.1Lowest MA: 17.9% |
29.7%±8.9 MA: 17.9% |
30.1%±5.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Berlin and Edgartown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 54.9% MA: 47.3% |
56.3%Highest MA: 47.3% |
48.3%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±1.7Lowest MA: 7.9% |
3.8%±3.2 MA: 7.9% |
4.3%±2.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Berlin and Edgartown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $140,962±$28kHighest 36% above MA |
$125,236±$33k 20% above MA |
$121,336±$12kLowest 17% above MA |
| Boylston and Edgartown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $578,600±$47kLowest about the MA average |
$1,199,300±$262kHighest 113% above MA |
$616,600±$55k 10% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,032±$350 15% above MA |
$1,796±$470Lowest about the MA average |
$2,420±$933Highest 37% above MA |
| Berlin and Boylston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,266Highest 21% above MA |
$5,641Lowest 6% below MA |
$7,116 19% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.1%±16.7 MA: 51.8% |
30%±35.6Lowest MA: 51.8% |
52.6%±19.7Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Berlin and Boylston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.4%Highest MA: 10% |
4.7%Lowest MA: 10% |
5% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.2% MA: 62.5% |
87%Highest MA: 62.5% |
77.3%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest 13 yrs newer than MA |
1984 20 yrs newer than MA |
1992Highest 28 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 8% below MA |
12 minLowest 60% below MA |
34 minHighest 17% above MA |
| Work from home | 22.7%±5.3Lowest MA: 18.6% |
25.6%±15.2 MA: 18.6% |
29.1%±6.8Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Berlin and Edgartown 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 | #72 of 282 in MA | #242 of 282 in MA | #61 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Berlin-Boylston | Edgartown | Berlin-Boylston |
| High school in town | Tahanto Regional High | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.1 |
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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.