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Chilmark vs Middleborough vs Aquinnah
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Chilmark has the highest household income ($169k).
Middleborough has the most affordable homes ($469k median).
Aquinnah has the most people working from home (52.1%).
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 | Chilmark | Middleborough | Aquinnah |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,578 |
24,505Highest |
666Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +40%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+4.9%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 53.6±8.1Highest 34% above MA |
43.4±2.1Lowest 9% above MA |
47.8±7.8 20% above MA |
| Chilmark and Aquinnah are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.7%±4.3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
18.8%±2.2 MA: 19.4% |
26.4%±8.7Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Aquinnah and Middleborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 36.2%±12.4Highest MA: 17.9% |
21.8%±2.1Lowest MA: 17.9% |
24.9%±6.4 MA: 17.9% |
| Chilmark and Aquinnah are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 68.1%Highest MA: 47.3% |
32%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
65.5% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±2.6Lowest MA: 7.9% |
3.5%±1.1Highest MA: 7.9% |
3%±4 MA: 7.9% |
| Middleborough and Aquinnah are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $168,750±$28kHighest 62% above MA |
$97,056±$7kLowest 7% below MA |
$146,354±$69k 41% above MA |
| Chilmark and Aquinnah are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $1,895,300±$281kHighest 237% above MA |
$468,700±$18kLowest 17% below MA |
$1,878,700±$215k 234% above MA |
| Chilmark and Aquinnah are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,750±$2kHighest 56% above MA |
$1,706±$72Lowest 3% below MA |
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| Chilmark and Middleborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,485Lowest 25% below MA |
$6,023 about the MA average |
$10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 30.8%±59.9Lowest MA: 51.8% |
57.2%±11.4Highest MA: 51.8% |
32.7%±45.3 MA: 51.8% |
| Middleborough and Aquinnah are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.1%Lowest MA: 10% |
6.2%Highest MA: 10% |
5.4% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.4%Highest MA: 62.5% |
76.9%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
79.6% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 20 yrs newer than MA |
1979Lowest 15 yrs newer than MA |
1984Highest 20 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 8% above MA |
31 min 7% above MA |
20 minLowest 32% below MA |
| Work from home | 25.7%±11 MA: 18.6% |
13.6%±2.9Lowest MA: 18.6% |
52.1%±12Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #170 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Up-Island Regional | Middleborough | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Middleborough High | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.3 |
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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.