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Holbrook vs Weweantic vs Holbrook
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Weweantic has the shortest commute (22 min average).
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 | Holbrook | Weweantic | Holbrook |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 11,380Highest |
1,452Lowest |
11,380Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.7%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+0.2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+5.7%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.8±3.2Lowest 7% above MA |
44.4±13.9Highest 11% above MA |
42.8±3.2Lowest 7% above MA |
| Weweantic and Holbrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.2%±4.4Highest MA: 19.4% |
11.2%±7.9Lowest MA: 19.4% |
21.2%±4.4Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 19.1%±3.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
17.3%±6.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
19.1%±3.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.6%Highest MA: 47.3% |
30.6%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
34.6%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±2.1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
10.1%±8.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
5.1%±2.1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Weweantic and Holbrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $115,210±$14kHighest 11% above MA |
$62,481±$39kLowest 40% below MA |
$115,210±$14kHighest 11% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $465,400±$21kHighest 17% below MA |
$420,800±$42kLowest 25% below MA |
$465,400±$21kHighest 17% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,094±$423 38% below MA |
— | $1,094±$423 38% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,105Highest about the MA average |
$3,764Lowest 37% below MA |
$6,105Highest about the MA average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.8%±18.7Highest MA: 51.8% |
0%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
47.8%±18.7Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Below poverty line | 7.7%Highest MA: 10% |
0%Lowest MA: 10% |
7.7%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
88.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
84%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1957Lowest 7 yrs older than MA |
1973Highest 9 yrs newer than MA |
1957Lowest 7 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 38 minHighest 30% above MA |
22 minLowest 24% below MA |
38 minHighest 30% above MA |
| Work from home | 12.1%±3.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
3.6%±3.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
12.1%±3.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #234 of 282 in MA | — | #234 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Holbrook | — | — |
| High school in town | Holbrook Middle High School | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.3 |
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| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.