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Medway vs Georgetown

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Medway has the highest household income ($174k).
Georgetown has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.5%).

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.

MeasureMedwayGeorgetown
People
Population
13,436Highest
8,474Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+2.8%Lowest
MA: +7.4%
+3.5%Highest
MA: +7.4%
Median age
40.7±2.3Lowest
about the MA average
42.8±3.5Highest
7% above MA
Georgetown and Medway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
22.5%±2.9Lowest
MA: 19.4%
23.5%±3.5Highest
MA: 19.4%
Georgetown and Medway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
15.5%±2.3Lowest
MA: 17.9%
18.5%±2.9Highest
MA: 17.9%
Georgetown and Medway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
62.4%Highest
MA: 47.3%
56.1%Lowest
MA: 47.3%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
4.1%±1.2Highest
MA: 7.9%
3.7%±1.6Lowest
MA: 7.9%
Medway and Georgetown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$173,750±$18kHighest
67% above MA
$151,595±$23kLowest
46% above MA
Medway and Georgetown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$617,300±$21kLowest
10% above MA
$651,200±$23kHighest
16% above MA
Georgetown and Medway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,575±$205Lowest
11% below MA
$2,223±$506Highest
26% above MA
Georgetown and Medway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$8,730Highest
46% above MA
$7,272Lowest
21% above MA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
35.3%±21.1Lowest
MA: 51.8%
53.7%±22.5Highest
MA: 51.8%
Georgetown and Medway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
3.3%Lowest
MA: 10%
3.8%Highest
MA: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
85.9%Highest
MA: 62.5%
84%Lowest
MA: 62.5%
Typical home builtmedian year
1976Highest
12 yrs newer than MA
1974Lowest
10 yrs newer than MA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
30 minLowest
4% above MA
34 minHighest
15% above MA
Work from home
20.7%±3.5Highest
MA: 18.6%
20.2%±3.8Lowest
MA: 18.6%
Medway and Georgetown 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 #40 of 282 in MA #140 of 282 in MA
School district Medway Georgetown
High school in town Medway High Georgetown High School
Students per teacherat that high school
13.8Highest
9.3Lowest
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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.