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Georgetown vs Harvard vs Westminster
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).
Harvard has the most people working from home (44.8%).
Westminster has grown the fastest since 2010 (+12.9%).
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 | Harvard | Westminster |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,474Highest |
6,927Lowest |
8,374 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.5%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+5.1% MA: +7.4% |
+12.9%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.8±3.5Lowest 7% above MA |
44.1±4.7 10% above MA |
48.3±4.6Highest 21% above MA |
| Westminster and Harvard 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% |
21.1%±4.5Lowest MA: 19.4% |
21.3%±4.4 MA: 19.4% |
| Georgetown and Westminster 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% |
16.3%±2.8Lowest MA: 17.9% |
26%±5.7Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Westminster 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% |
62%Highest MA: 47.3% |
45.9%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±1.6 MA: 7.9% |
3.8%±1.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
1.8%±1.2Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Harvard and Georgetown 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 |
$213,996±$24kHighest 106% above MA |
$106,331±$22kLowest about the MA average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $651,200±$23k 16% above MA |
$833,600±$54kHighest 48% above MA |
$422,000±$36kLowest 25% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,223±$506Highest 26% above MA |
$1,321±$424Lowest 25% below MA |
$1,843±$268 5% above MA |
| Georgetown and Westminster 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 |
$10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
$4,973Lowest 17% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.7%±22.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
72.5%±51.5Highest MA: 51.8% |
60%±27.3 MA: 51.8% |
| Harvard and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.8% MA: 10% |
4.5%Highest MA: 10% |
2.3%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
89.4%Highest MA: 62.5% |
87.6% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 10 yrs newer than MA |
1975 11 yrs newer than MA |
1977Highest 13 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 15% above MA |
32 min 9% above MA |
27 minLowest 7% below MA |
| Work from home | 20.2%±3.8 MA: 18.6% |
44.8%±6.1Highest MA: 18.6% |
12.5%±4.2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #140 of 282 in MA | #12 of 282 in MA | #112 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Georgetown | Harvard | Ashburnham-Westminster |
| High school in town | Georgetown High School | The Bromfield High School | Oakmont Regional High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.3Lowest |
11.0 |
13.6Highest |
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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.