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Medway vs Georgetown vs Bellingham
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 the most expensive homes ($651k median).
Bellingham has the most affordable homes ($451k 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 | Medway | Georgetown | Bellingham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 13,436 |
8,474Lowest |
17,410Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.8%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+3.5% MA: +7.4% |
+3.8%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 40.7±2.3 about the MA average |
42.8±3.5Highest 7% above MA |
38.2±1.5Lowest 4% below 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%±2.9 MA: 19.4% |
23.5%±3.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
22.1%±3.4Lowest 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%±2.3 MA: 17.9% |
18.5%±2.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
14.9%±2.2Lowest 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% MA: 47.3% |
40.1%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±1.2Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.7%±1.6 MA: 7.9% |
3.2%±1.1Lowest 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±$23k 46% above MA |
$125,307±$10kLowest 21% 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±$21k 10% above MA |
$651,200±$23kHighest 16% above MA |
$450,700±$13kLowest 20% below 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 |
$1,836±$196 4% above MA |
| Georgetown and Bellingham 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 |
$7,272 21% above MA |
$5,030Lowest 16% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 35.3%±21.1Lowest MA: 51.8% |
53.7%±22.5 MA: 51.8% |
62.8%±16.6Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Bellingham and Georgetown 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% MA: 10% |
5.7%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.9%Highest MA: 62.5% |
84% MA: 62.5% |
78.9%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest 12 yrs newer than MA |
1974 10 yrs newer than MA |
1973Lowest 9 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minLowest 4% above MA |
34 min 15% above MA |
36 minHighest 24% above MA |
| Work from home | 20.7%±3.5Highest MA: 18.6% |
20.2%±3.8 MA: 18.6% |
18.3%±2.7Lowest 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 | #232 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Medway | Georgetown | Bellingham |
| High school in town | Medway High | Georgetown High School | Bellingham High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.8Highest |
9.3Lowest |
12.4 |
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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.