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Gloucester vs Georgetown vs Rockport
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Gloucester has the shortest commute (24 min average).
Georgetown has the highest household income ($152k).
Rockport has the oldest population (median age 59.7).
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 | Gloucester | Georgetown | Rockport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 30,075Highest |
8,474 |
7,009Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.3% MA: +7.4% |
+3.5%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+0.6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 50.2±2.3 26% above MA |
42.8±3.5Lowest 7% above MA |
59.7±3.3Highest 49% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 15.1%±1.6 MA: 19.4% |
23.5%±3.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
13.8%±3.5Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 27.9%±2.3 MA: 17.9% |
18.5%±2.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
38.2%±4.8Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.3%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
56.1%Highest MA: 47.3% |
55.1% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±0.7 MA: 7.9% |
3.7%±1.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.1%±1.2Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Georgetown and Gloucester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $83,883±$6kLowest 19% below MA |
$151,595±$23kHighest 46% above MA |
$96,250±$15k 7% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $600,600±$18kLowest 7% above MA |
$651,200±$23k 16% above MA |
$746,100±$47kHighest 33% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,411±$94Lowest 20% below MA |
$2,223±$506Highest 26% above MA |
$1,851±$219 5% above MA |
| Georgetown and Rockport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,152Lowest about the MA average |
$7,272Highest 21% above MA |
$6,215 4% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55.1%±7.1 MA: 51.8% |
53.7%±22.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
71.1%±17Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Rockport and Gloucester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.6%Highest MA: 10% |
3.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
6.3% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 63.9%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
84%Highest MA: 62.5% |
68.3% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1946Lowest 18 yrs older than MA |
1974Highest 10 yrs newer than MA |
1951 13 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 18% below MA |
34 minHighest 15% above MA |
30 min about the MA average |
| Work from home | 12.7%±2.3Lowest MA: 18.6% |
20.2%±3.8 MA: 18.6% |
22%±5.4Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Rockport 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 | #164 of 282 in MA | #140 of 282 in MA | #124 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Gloucester | Georgetown | Rockport |
| High school in town | Gloucester High | Georgetown High School | Rockport Middle High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.0Highest |
9.3 |
8.3Lowest |
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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.