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Georgetown vs Halifax vs Harvard
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 renters (16% rent).
Halifax has the most affordable homes ($482k median).
Harvard has the most people working from home (44.8%).
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 | Georgetown | Halifax | Harvard |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,474Highest |
7,748 |
6,927Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.5% MA: +7.4% |
+3.1%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+5.1%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.8±3.5 7% above MA |
41.9±4.7Lowest 5% above MA |
44.1±4.7Highest 10% above MA |
| Harvard and Georgetown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.5%±3.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
22.2%±5.9 MA: 19.4% |
21.1%±4.5Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Georgetown and Halifax are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.5%±2.9 MA: 17.9% |
18.8%±3.6Highest MA: 17.9% |
16.3%±2.8Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Halifax and Georgetown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 56.1% MA: 47.3% |
36.1%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
62%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±1.6Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5%±1.8Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.8%±1.5 MA: 7.9% |
| Halifax and Harvard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $151,595±$23k 46% above MA |
$118,556±$11kLowest 14% above MA |
$213,996±$24kHighest 106% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $651,200±$23k 16% above MA |
$481,500±$51kLowest 14% below MA |
$833,600±$54kHighest 48% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,223±$506Highest 26% above MA |
$1,804±$375 about the MA average |
$1,321±$424Lowest 25% below MA |
| Georgetown and Halifax are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,272 21% above MA |
$6,840Lowest 14% above MA |
$10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.7%±22.5 MA: 51.8% |
45.6%±37.4Lowest MA: 51.8% |
72.5%±51.5Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Harvard and Georgetown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.8% MA: 10% |
2.6%Lowest MA: 10% |
4.5%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
95.5%Highest MA: 62.5% |
89.4% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 10 yrs newer than MA |
1979Highest 15 yrs newer than MA |
1975 11 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 min 15% above MA |
35 minHighest 22% above MA |
32 minLowest 9% above MA |
| Work from home | 20.2%±3.8 MA: 18.6% |
13.9%±5.3Lowest MA: 18.6% |
44.8%±6.1Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #140 of 282 in MA | #120 of 282 in MA | #12 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Georgetown | Halifax | Harvard |
| High school in town | Georgetown High School | None in town | The Bromfield High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.3Lowest |
— | 11.0Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | 12 photos → |
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.