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Georgetown vs Nahant vs Wellfleet
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).
Nahant has the most renters (21.1% rent).
Wellfleet has grown the fastest since 2010 (+29.7%).
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 | Nahant | Wellfleet |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,474Highest |
3,325Lowest |
4,404 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.5% MA: +7.4% |
-2.2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+29.7%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.8±3.5Lowest 7% above MA |
60.7±2.9Highest 52% above MA |
58.4±4.1 46% above MA |
| Nahant and Wellfleet 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% |
11%±3.1Lowest MA: 19.4% |
14.4%±5.4 MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 18.5%±2.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
36.2%±6.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
35.3%±5.8 MA: 17.9% |
| Nahant and Wellfleet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 56.1%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
61.6% MA: 47.3% |
64.6%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±1.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.7%±1.8Highest MA: 7.9% |
3%±2.1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $151,595±$23kHighest 46% above MA |
$112,762±$6kLowest 8% above MA |
$117,938±$27k 13% above MA |
| Georgetown and Wellfleet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $651,200±$23kLowest 16% above MA |
$748,800±$99k 33% above MA |
$855,300±$70kHighest 52% above MA |
| Wellfleet and Nahant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,223±$506Highest 26% above MA |
$1,777±$334 about the MA average |
$1,563±$597Lowest 11% below MA |
| Georgetown and Nahant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,272Highest 21% above MA |
$6,615 10% above MA |
$4,862Lowest 19% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.7%±22.5Highest MA: 51.8% |
53.5%±17.4 MA: 51.8% |
28.6%±23.8Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Georgetown and Nahant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
8.9% MA: 10% |
9.2%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84% MA: 62.5% |
78.9%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
85.5%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974 10 yrs newer than MA |
1938Lowest 26 yrs older than MA |
1975Highest 11 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 min 15% above MA |
32 minLowest 10% above MA |
35 minHighest 19% above MA |
| Work from home | 20.2%±3.8 MA: 18.6% |
18.7%±5.7Lowest MA: 18.6% |
20.7%±7.4Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Wellfleet and Georgetown 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 | #140 of 282 in MA | #129 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Georgetown | Nahant | Wellfleet |
| High school in town | Georgetown High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.3 |
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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.