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Halifax vs Upton 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%).
Upton has the most people working from home (22.8%).
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 | Upton | Bridgewater Town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,748Lowest |
8,189 |
28,471Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.1%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+6.1%Highest MA: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 41.9±4.7 5% above MA |
46.4±4.8Highest 16% above MA |
37.6±1.6Lowest 6% below MA |
| Upton and Halifax are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.2%±5.9 MA: 19.4% |
23.2%±4.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
17.6%±2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Upton and Halifax 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% |
20.7%±4.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
17.3%±1.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Upton 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% |
53.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
39.5% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±1.8 MA: 7.9% |
2.4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
16.2%±1.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $118,556±$11k 14% above MA |
$155,508±$33kHighest 50% above MA |
$112,651±$7kLowest 8% above MA |
| Upton and Halifax 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 |
$576,700±$41kHighest about the MA average |
$533,100±$23k 5% below MA |
| Upton and Bridgewater Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,804±$375 about the MA average |
$948±$599Lowest 46% below MA |
$2,092±$177Highest 19% above MA |
| 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 14% above MA |
$8,376Highest 40% above MA |
$6,499Lowest 8% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.6%±37.4Lowest MA: 51.8% |
52.8%±31 MA: 51.8% |
54.2%±13.2Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Bridgewater Town and Upton 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% |
3.2% MA: 10% |
4.8%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.5%Highest MA: 62.5% |
86.7% MA: 62.5% |
75.6%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Lowest 15 yrs newer than MA |
1981 17 yrs newer than MA |
1984Highest 20 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 22% above MA |
35 minHighest 22% above MA |
31 minLowest 8% above MA |
| Work from home | 13.9%±5.3 MA: 18.6% |
22.8%±5.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
12.7%±2.7Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Upton 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 | #46 of 282 in MA | #121 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Halifax | Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical · Mendon-Upton | Bridgewater-Raynham |
| High school in town | None in town | Blackstone Valley | Bridgewater-Raynham Regional |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.2Lowest |
18.1Highest |
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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.