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Brockton vs Windham vs Abington
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Brockton has the most renters (42.6% rent).
Windham has the highest household income ($190k).
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 | Brockton | Windham | Abington |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 105,386Highest |
16,038Lowest |
17,053 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +12.6% U.S.: +7.4% |
+16.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 36.7±0.8Lowest 6% below U.S. |
41.1±2.9Highest 6% above U.S. |
39.1±1.8 about the U.S. average |
| Windham and Abington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 25.3%±1 U.S.: 22% |
27.4%±3.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
22.2%±3.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Windham and Brockton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 14.4%±0.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
15.5%±2.6Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
13.1%±1.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Windham and Brockton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.3%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
62.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
40% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.3%±0.7Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.8%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5%±1.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Brockton and Abington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $80,115±$3kLowest about the U.S. average |
$189,583±$19kHighest 135% above U.S. |
$125,400±$12k 55% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $437,500±$8kLowest 31% above U.S. |
$723,300±$50kHighest 117% above U.S. |
$539,600±$34k 62% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,641±$52Lowest 16% above U.S. |
$3,218±$350Highest 128% above U.S. |
$1,724±$250 22% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,820Lowest 55% above U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
$7,045 126% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.5%±4.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
52.2%±50.9 U.S.: 51.1% |
50.7%±11Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Brockton and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.5%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
5.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
93.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
72.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960Lowest 20 yrs older than U.S. |
1996Highest 16 yrs newer than U.S. |
1970 10 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 19% above U.S. |
31 minLowest 17% above U.S. |
33 minHighest 26% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 6.9%±1Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
21.9%±4.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
15.1%±2.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Windham and Abington 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 | #279 of 282 in MA | #13 of 120 in NH | #143 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Brockton | Windham School District | — |
| High school in town | Brockton High | Windham High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 17.0Highest |
12.8Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.