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Danielson vs Dudley vs East Brooklyn

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Danielson has the most renters (47% rent).
Dudley has the most people working from home (9.1%).
East Brooklyn has grown the fastest since 2010 (+34.6%).

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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.

MeasureDanielsonDudleyEast Brooklyn
People
Population
4,209
11,929Highest
2,377Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+2.6%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+4.7%
U.S.: +7.4%
+34.6%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
34.5±3.6Lowest
11% below U.S.
40.2±2.4
3% above U.S.
46.2±12.2Highest
19% above U.S.
East Brooklyn and Dudley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
18.9%±6.1Lowest
U.S.: 22%
20.6%±3.3Highest
U.S.: 22%
20%±5.7
U.S.: 22%
Dudley and East Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
13.6%±4.9Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
16.9%±3Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
15%±4.7
U.S.: 17.2%
Dudley and East Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
11.5%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
24.1%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
11.8%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
9.2%±6.6
U.S.: 6.4%
13.1%±2Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
3.7%±2.7Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Dudley and Danielson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$64,050±$15kLowest
21% below U.S.
$84,604±$12kHighest
5% above U.S.
$73,698±$29k
9% below U.S.
Dudley and East Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$224,600±$13kLowest
32% below U.S.
$392,600±$19kHighest
18% above U.S.
$295,400±$63k
11% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,235±$194Highest
13% below U.S.
$1,217±$182
14% below U.S.
$1,061±$474Lowest
25% below U.S.
Danielson and Dudley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,009Highest
29% above U.S.
$3,691Lowest
18% above U.S.
$3,747
20% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
44.7%±17.1Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
47.4%±4.1
U.S.: 51.1%
51.5%±35.1Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
East Brooklyn and Dudley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
21.1%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
6.4%
U.S.: 12.5%
3%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
53%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
73.1%
U.S.: 65.2%
73.7%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1951Lowest
29 yrs older than U.S.
1967
13 yrs older than U.S.
1973Highest
7 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
28 minHighest
8% above U.S.
27 min
4% above U.S.
25 minLowest
4% below U.S.
Work from home
6.6%±5.3
U.S.: 15.1%
9.1%±2.5Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
1.9%±2.2Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Dudley and Danielson 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 — #142 of 282 in MA —
School district — Dudley-Charlton Reg —
High school in town — Shepherd Hill Regional High —
Students per teacherat that high school —
14.3
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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.