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Georgetown vs Orange vs Rowley
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 people working from home (20.2%).
Orange has the most affordable homes ($246k median).
Rowley has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.2%).
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 | Orange | Rowley |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,474Highest |
7,573 |
6,251Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.5% MA: +7.4% |
-3.4%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+5.2%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.8±3.5 7% above MA |
41.8±2.2Lowest 4% above MA |
50±6.3Highest 25% above MA |
| Rowley 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%±3.8 MA: 19.4% |
19.3%±4.5Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Georgetown and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.5%±2.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
20.3%±3.1 MA: 17.9% |
21.6%±4.1Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Rowley and Orange 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% |
15.7%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
56.8%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±1.6 MA: 7.9% |
2%±0.9Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.8%±2.2Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Rowley 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±$23kHighest 46% above MA |
$55,824±$10kLowest 46% below MA |
$132,734±$32k 28% above MA |
| Georgetown and Rowley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $651,200±$23k 16% above MA |
$245,900±$18kLowest 56% below MA |
$667,300±$52kHighest 19% above MA |
| Rowley and Georgetown 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 |
$775±$233Lowest 56% below MA |
$1,603±$520 9% below MA |
| Georgetown and Rowley 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 |
$4,136Lowest 31% below MA |
$8,309Highest 39% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.7%±22.5 MA: 51.8% |
41%±11.9Lowest MA: 51.8% |
57.7%±27.3Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Rowley 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% |
22.4%Highest MA: 10% |
3.1%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84%Highest MA: 62.5% |
70%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
81.7% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974 10 yrs newer than MA |
1966Lowest 2 yrs newer than MA |
1975Highest 11 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 15% above MA |
33 min 13% above MA |
28 minLowest 3% below MA |
| Work from home | 20.2%±3.8Highest MA: 18.6% |
6.6%±2.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
11.1%±4 MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #140 of 282 in MA | #275 of 282 in MA | #214 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Georgetown | Orange · Ralph C Mahar | Triton |
| High school in town | Georgetown High School | Ralph C Mahar Regional | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.3Highest |
9.0Lowest |
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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.