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Burlington vs Georgetown vs Burlington
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Georgetown has the most kids (23.5% under 18).
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 | Burlington | Georgetown | Burlington |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 26,274Highest |
8,474Lowest |
26,274Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.7%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+3.5%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+7.7%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.9±2.2Highest 15% above MA |
42.8±3.5Lowest 7% above MA |
45.9±2.2Highest 15% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 17.1%±2.2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
23.5%±3.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
17.1%±2.2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 21.9%±2.5Highest MA: 17.9% |
18.5%±2.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
21.9%±2.5Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 58.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
56.1%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
58.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.6%±1Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.7%±1.6Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.6%±1Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $146,436±$14kLowest 41% above MA |
$151,595±$23kHighest 46% above MA |
$146,436±$14kLowest 41% above MA |
| Georgetown and Burlington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $740,600±$35kHighest 32% above MA |
$651,200±$23kLowest 16% above MA |
$740,600±$35kHighest 32% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,718±$368Highest 54% above MA |
$2,223±$506Lowest 26% above MA |
$2,718±$368Highest 54% above MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,165Lowest about the MA average |
$7,272Highest 21% above MA |
$6,165Lowest about the MA average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.4%±10.7Lowest MA: 51.8% |
53.7%±22.5Highest MA: 51.8% |
50.4%±10.7Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Georgetown and Burlington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.9%Highest MA: 10% |
3.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
5.9%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
84%Highest MA: 62.5% |
74.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Lowest 8 yrs newer than MA |
1974Highest 10 yrs newer than MA |
1972Lowest 8 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 5% below MA |
34 minHighest 15% above MA |
28 minLowest 5% below MA |
| Work from home | 22.5%±3.2Highest MA: 18.6% |
20.2%±3.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
22.5%±3.2Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #83 of 282 in MA | #140 of 282 in MA | #83 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Burlington | Georgetown | — |
| High school in town | Burlington High | Georgetown High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.3Highest |
9.3Lowest |
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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.