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Bridgewater Town vs Halifax vs Abington
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bridgewater Town has the shortest commute (31 min average).
Halifax has the most homeowners (95.5%).
Abington has the most people working from home (15.1%).
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 | Bridgewater Town | Halifax | Abington |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 28,471Highest |
7,748Lowest |
17,053 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +3.1%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+6.7%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 37.6±1.6Lowest 6% below MA |
41.9±4.7Highest 5% above MA |
39.1±1.8 about the MA average |
| Halifax and Abington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.6%±2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
22.2%±5.9Highest MA: 19.4% |
22.2%±3.8Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 17.3%±1.9 MA: 17.9% |
18.8%±3.6Highest MA: 17.9% |
13.1%±1.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Halifax and Bridgewater Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.5% MA: 47.3% |
36.1%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
40%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 16.2%±1.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
5%±1.8Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5%±1.7Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $112,651±$7kLowest 8% above MA |
$118,556±$11k 14% above MA |
$125,400±$12kHighest 21% above MA |
| Abington and Halifax are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $533,100±$23k 5% below MA |
$481,500±$51kLowest 14% below MA |
$539,600±$34kHighest 4% below MA |
| Abington and Bridgewater Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,092±$177Highest 19% above MA |
$1,804±$375 about the MA average |
$1,724±$250Lowest about the MA average |
| Bridgewater Town and Halifax are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,499Lowest 8% above MA |
$6,840 14% above MA |
$7,045Highest 18% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.2%±13.2Highest MA: 51.8% |
45.6%±37.4Lowest MA: 51.8% |
50.7%±11 MA: 51.8% |
| Bridgewater Town and Abington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.8% MA: 10% |
2.6%Lowest MA: 10% |
5.2%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.6% MA: 62.5% |
95.5%Highest MA: 62.5% |
72.7%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 20 yrs newer than MA |
1979 15 yrs newer than MA |
1970Lowest 6 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minLowest 8% above MA |
35 minHighest 22% above MA |
33 min 14% above MA |
| Work from home | 12.7%±2.7Lowest MA: 18.6% |
13.9%±5.3 MA: 18.6% |
15.1%±2.8Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Abington and Halifax 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 | #121 of 282 in MA | #120 of 282 in MA | #143 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Bridgewater-Raynham | Halifax | Abington |
| High school in town | Bridgewater-Raynham Regional | None in town | Abington High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 18.1Highest |
— | 11.3Lowest |
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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.