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Brockton vs Windham vs Taunton
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 most people working from home (21.9%).
Taunton has the shortest commute (29 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 | Taunton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 105,386Highest |
16,038Lowest |
60,433 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +12.6% U.S.: +7.4% |
+16.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 36.7±0.8Lowest 6% below U.S. |
41.1±2.9Highest 6% above U.S. |
38.9±1.3 about the U.S. average |
| Windham and Taunton 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% |
21.6%±1.8Lowest 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%±0.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
15.5%±2.6Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
15%±1.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Windham and Taunton 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% |
23.9% 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% |
4.6%±0.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $80,115±$3k about the U.S. average |
$189,583±$19kHighest 135% above U.S. |
$79,283±$7kLowest about the U.S. average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $437,500±$8k 31% above U.S. |
$723,300±$50kHighest 117% above U.S. |
$422,800±$9kLowest 27% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,641±$52 16% above U.S. |
$3,218±$350Highest 128% above U.S. |
$1,324±$86Lowest 6% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,820 55% above U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
$4,344Lowest 39% 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% |
56.8%±5.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Taunton 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% |
13% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
93.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
62.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960Lowest 20 yrs older than U.S. |
1996Highest 16 yrs newer than U.S. |
1965 15 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 19% above U.S. |
31 min 17% above U.S. |
29 minLowest 11% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 6.9%±1Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
21.9%±4.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
8%±1.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #279 of 282 in MA | #13 of 120 in NH | #253 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Brockton | Windham School District | Bristol-Plymouth Regional Vocational Technical · Taunton |
| High school in town | Brockton High | Windham High School | Taunton High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 17.0Highest |
12.8Lowest |
16.6 |
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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.