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Halifax vs Stoneham vs Bridgewater Town
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Halifax has the most homeowners (95.5%).
Stoneham has the most people working from home (24.6%).
Bridgewater Town has the youngest population (median age 37.6).
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 | Stoneham | Bridgewater Town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,748Lowest |
23,355 |
28,471Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.1%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+8.4%Highest MA: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 41.9±4.7 5% above MA |
42.2±2.2Highest 6% above MA |
37.6±1.6Lowest 6% below MA |
| Stoneham 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 MA: 19.4% |
20.8%±2.5 MA: 19.4% |
17.6%±2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Halifax and Stoneham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.8%±3.6 MA: 17.9% |
20.4%±2.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
17.3%±1.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Stoneham 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 MA: 47.3% |
55.9%Highest MA: 47.3% |
39.5% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±1.8 MA: 7.9% |
4.7%±1.4Lowest MA: 7.9% |
16.2%±1.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $118,556±$11kHighest 14% above MA |
$113,964±$10k 10% above MA |
$112,651±$7kLowest 8% above MA |
| Halifax and Stoneham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $481,500±$51kLowest 14% below MA |
$671,900±$26kHighest 20% above MA |
$533,100±$23k 5% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,804±$375Lowest about the MA average |
$2,035±$142 15% above MA |
$2,092±$177Highest 19% above MA |
| Bridgewater Town and Stoneham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,840Highest 14% above MA |
$6,523 9% above MA |
$6,499Lowest 8% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.6%±37.4 MA: 51.8% |
41.9%±8.2Lowest MA: 51.8% |
54.2%±13.2Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Bridgewater Town and Halifax are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.6%Lowest MA: 10% |
5.4%Highest MA: 10% |
4.8% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.5%Highest MA: 62.5% |
71%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
75.6% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 15 yrs newer than MA |
1964Lowest same as MA |
1984Highest 20 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 22% above MA |
28 minLowest 4% below MA |
31 min 8% above MA |
| Work from home | 13.9%±5.3 MA: 18.6% |
24.6%±3.6Highest MA: 18.6% |
12.7%±2.7Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #120 of 282 in MA | #117 of 282 in MA | #121 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Halifax | — | Bridgewater-Raynham |
| High school in town | None in town | — | Bridgewater-Raynham Regional |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 18.1 |
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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.