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Brockton vs Windham vs Haverhill
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).
Haverhill has the shortest commute (27 min average).
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 | Haverhill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 105,386Highest |
16,038Lowest |
67,698 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +12.6% U.S.: +7.4% |
+16.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+11.3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 36.7±0.8Lowest 6% below U.S. |
41.1±2.9Highest 6% above U.S. |
39.4±1.1 about the U.S. average |
| Windham and Haverhill 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% |
21.3%±1.5Lowest 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%±0.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
15.5%±2.6Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
15.5%±1.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.3%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
62.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
32.6% 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% |
4.5%±0.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $80,115±$3kLowest about the U.S. average |
$189,583±$19kHighest 135% above U.S. |
$88,326±$4k 9% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $437,500±$8kLowest 31% above U.S. |
$723,300±$50kHighest 117% above U.S. |
$453,900±$9k 36% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,641±$52Lowest 16% above U.S. |
$3,218±$350Highest 128% above U.S. |
$1,668±$49 18% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,820 55% above U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
$4,772Lowest 53% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.5%±4.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
52.2%±50.9Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
60.2%±5.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Haverhill and Brockton 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% |
11.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
93.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
62.8% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960Lowest 20 yrs older than U.S. |
1996Highest 16 yrs newer than U.S. |
1964 16 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 19% above U.S. |
31 min 17% above U.S. |
27 minLowest 4% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 6.9%±1Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
21.9%±4.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.5%±1.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #279 of 282 in MA | #13 of 120 in NH | #243 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Brockton | Windham School District | Haverhill · Whittier Regional Vocational Technical |
| High school in town | Brockton High | Windham High School | Haverhill High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 17.0Highest |
12.8 |
12.5Lowest |
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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.