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Florida vs Barnstable Town vs Charlemont
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Florida has the most affordable homes ($247k median).
Barnstable Town has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.2%).
Charlemont has the most people working from home (16.5%).
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 | Florida | Barnstable Town | Charlemont |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 668Lowest |
49,568Highest |
1,118 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.7%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+8.2%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-6.4% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 56.1±4.4 40% above MA |
49.1±1.9Lowest 23% above MA |
59.6±6.7Highest 49% above MA |
| Charlemont and Florida are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 11.5%±3.1 MA: 19.4% |
17.2%±1.6Highest MA: 19.4% |
7%±2.5Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 30.1%±4.6 MA: 17.9% |
26.8%±1.8Lowest MA: 17.9% |
41.1%±10.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Charlemont and Florida are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.3%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
42.1%Highest MA: 47.3% |
29% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±2.6 MA: 7.9% |
5.5%±1Highest MA: 7.9% |
1%±0.7Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Barnstable Town and Florida are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $86,875±$17k 16% below MA |
$91,982±$6kHighest 12% below MA |
$53,063±$12kLowest 49% below MA |
| Barnstable Town and Florida are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $246,800±$19kLowest 56% below MA |
$602,500±$14kHighest 7% above MA |
$305,500±$52k 46% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $867±$256Lowest 51% below MA |
$1,917±$127Highest 9% above MA |
$1,023±$126 42% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,894Lowest 68% below MA |
$3,975 34% below MA |
$4,351Highest 27% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
64.6%±8.6Highest MA: 51.8% |
56.1%±18.8 MA: 51.8% |
| Barnstable Town and Charlemont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
7.4% MA: 10% |
14.3%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.3%Highest MA: 62.5% |
75.7%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
78.3% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 14 yrs newer than MA |
1978Highest 14 yrs newer than MA |
1965Lowest 1 yr newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 10% below MA |
25 minLowest 15% below MA |
37 minHighest 27% above MA |
| Work from home | 6.4%±2.6Lowest MA: 18.6% |
12.3%±2.6 MA: 18.6% |
16.5%±6.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Charlemont and Barnstable Town 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 | — | #189 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Florida | Barnstable | Hawlemont |
| High school in town | None in town | Barnstable High | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.6 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.