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Medfield vs Dover vs Medfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Medfield has the most kids (28.2% under 18).
Dover has the most expensive homes ($1340k median).
Medfield has the most affordable homes ($815k median).
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 | Medfield | Dover | Medfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 13,068Highest |
5,930Lowest |
6,849 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.4% MA: +7.4% |
+6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+7%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.4±3Lowest 6% above MA |
44.9±2.3 12% above MA |
45.7±5.4Highest 14% above MA |
| Medfield and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 28.2%±4Highest MA: 19.4% |
26%±5.2 MA: 19.4% |
22.2%±3.9Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Medfield and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.4%±2.4Lowest MA: 17.9% |
16.7%±2.9 MA: 17.9% |
19.3%±3.1Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Medfield and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 78.1% MA: 47.3% |
84.8%Highest MA: 47.3% |
72.9%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
7.2%±2.7Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.6%±1.6 MA: 7.9% |
| Dover and Medfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $235,800±$32k 127% above MA |
$250,001Highest 140% above MA |
$218,946±$34kLowest 111% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $911,100±$32k 62% above MA |
$1,340,300±$117kHighest 138% above MA |
$815,300±$46kLowest 45% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,035±$559 15% above MA |
$2,917±$2kHighest 66% above MA |
$2,014±$531Lowest 14% above MA |
| Dover and Medfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+ at least 67% above MA |
$10,000+ at least 67% above MA |
$10,000+ at least 67% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 63.1%±20.9Highest MA: 51.8% |
20%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
47.8%±17.5 MA: 51.8% |
| Medfield and Medfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.1%Lowest MA: 10% |
2.7% MA: 10% |
3%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.1% MA: 62.5% |
97.9%Highest MA: 62.5% |
83.1%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970Highest 6 yrs newer than MA |
1970Highest 6 yrs newer than MA |
1965Lowest 1 yr newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 9% above MA |
35 minHighest 19% above MA |
32 minLowest 8% above MA |
| Work from home | 36.6%±4.8Highest MA: 18.6% |
34.2%±6.4 MA: 18.6% |
32.8%±6.5Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Medfield and Dover 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 | #26 of 282 in MA | #1 of 282 in MA | #26 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Medfield | Dover · Dover-Sherborn | — |
| High school in town | Medfield Senior High | Dover-Sherborn Regional High | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.7Highest |
9.8Lowest |
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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.