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Brookfield vs Weweantic
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Brookfield has the most people working from home (12%).
Weweantic has the shortest commute (22 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 | Brookfield | Weweantic |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 3,460Highest |
1,452Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.4%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+0.2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 52.4±2.1Highest 31% above MA |
44.4±13.9Lowest 11% above MA |
| Brookfield and Weweantic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 13.4%±4.7Highest MA: 19.4% |
11.2%±7.9Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Brookfield and Weweantic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 28.4%±5.7Highest MA: 17.9% |
17.3%±6.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Brookfield and Weweantic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.9%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
30.6%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.2%±3.2Lowest MA: 7.9% |
10.1%±8.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Weweantic and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $81,250±$37kHighest 22% below MA |
$62,481±$39kLowest 40% below MA |
| Brookfield and Weweantic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $341,900±$23kLowest 39% below MA |
$420,800±$42kHighest 25% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,014±$161 42% below MA |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,092Highest 15% below MA |
$3,764Lowest 37% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.7%±11.7Highest MA: 51.8% |
0%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Brookfield and Weweantic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 8.9%Highest MA: 10% |
0%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.5%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
88.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 18 yrs newer than MA |
1973Lowest 9 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 11% above MA |
22 minLowest 24% below MA |
| Work from home | 12%±5.5Highest MA: 18.6% |
3.6%±3.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Brookfield and Weweantic 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 | #109 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Brookfield | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.