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Halifax vs Jericho vs Bridgewater Town
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Halifax has the most kids (22.2% under 18).
Jericho has the most people working from home (21.8%).
Bridgewater Town has the most renters (24.4% rent).
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 | Halifax | Jericho | Bridgewater Town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,748 |
5,114Lowest |
28,471Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.1%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+1.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 41.9±4.7 8% above U.S. |
49.7±5.1Highest 28% above U.S. |
37.6±1.6Lowest 3% below U.S. |
| Jericho and Halifax are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.2%±5.9Highest U.S.: 22% |
19.5%±4.2 U.S.: 22% |
17.6%±2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Halifax and Jericho are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.8%±3.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
20.2%±4.4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.3%±1.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Jericho and Halifax are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.1%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
65.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
39.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±1.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
2.4%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
16.2%±1.5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $118,556±$11kHighest 47% above U.S. |
$116,923±$16k 45% above U.S. |
$112,651±$7kLowest 40% above U.S. |
| Halifax and Jericho are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $481,500±$51kLowest 45% above U.S. |
$493,100±$38k 48% above U.S. |
$533,100±$23kHighest 60% above U.S. |
| Bridgewater Town and Jericho are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,804±$375 28% above U.S. |
$1,731±$111Lowest 23% above U.S. |
$2,092±$177Highest 48% above U.S. |
| Bridgewater Town and Halifax are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,840 119% above U.S. |
$7,318Highest 135% above U.S. |
$6,499Lowest 108% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.6%±37.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
79.3%±52.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
54.2%±13.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Jericho and Bridgewater Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.6% U.S.: 12.5% |
0.9%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
92.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
75.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Lowest 1 yr older than U.S. |
1983 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1984Highest 4 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 34% above U.S. |
26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
31 min 19% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 13.9%±5.3 U.S.: 15.1% |
21.8%±6.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.7%±2.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Jericho and Halifax 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 | #120 of 282 in MA | #6 of 70 in VT | #121 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Halifax | Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 | Bridgewater-Raynham |
| High school in town | None in town | Mt. Mansfield Union High School | Bridgewater-Raynham Regional |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 13.0Lowest |
18.1Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.