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Halifax vs Weston 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 affordable homes ($482k median).
Weston has the most expensive homes ($1694k median).
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 | Weston | Bridgewater Town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,748Lowest |
11,579 |
28,471Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.1%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+5.2%Highest MA: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 41.9±4.7 5% above MA |
44.9±2.1Highest 12% above MA |
37.6±1.6Lowest 6% below MA |
| Weston 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% |
26%±3.8Highest MA: 19.4% |
17.6%±2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Weston 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%±2.8Highest MA: 17.9% |
17.3%±1.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Weston 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% |
84.3%Highest MA: 47.3% |
39.5% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±1.8Lowest MA: 7.9% |
9.8%±1.6 MA: 7.9% |
16.2%±1.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $118,556±$11k 14% above MA |
$250,001Highest 140% above MA |
$112,651±$7kLowest 8% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $481,500±$51kLowest 14% below MA |
$1,694,400±$263kHighest 201% above MA |
$533,100±$23k 5% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,804±$375Lowest about the MA average |
$2,085±$809 18% above MA |
$2,092±$177Highest 19% above MA |
| Bridgewater Town and Weston 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 |
$10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
$6,499Lowest 8% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.6%±37.4Lowest MA: 51.8% |
69%±23Highest MA: 51.8% |
54.2%±13.2 MA: 51.8% |
| Weston 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%Lowest MA: 10% |
2.9% MA: 10% |
4.8%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.5%Highest MA: 62.5% |
87.5% MA: 62.5% |
75.6%Lowest 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 |
27 minLowest 8% below MA |
31 min 8% above MA |
| Work from home | 13.9%±5.3 MA: 18.6% |
29.1%±5.2Highest MA: 18.6% |
12.7%±2.7Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #120 of 282 in MA | #9 of 282 in MA | #121 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Halifax | Weston | Bridgewater-Raynham |
| High school in town | None in town | Weston High | Bridgewater-Raynham Regional |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.9Lowest |
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.