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Mendon vs Brookfield vs Groveland
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mendon has the most expensive homes ($616k median).
Brookfield has the most affordable homes ($480k median).
Groveland has the most people working from home (22.1%).
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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 | Mendon | Brookfield | Groveland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,325Lowest |
17,706Highest |
6,777 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | +4.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.1±4.4 13% above U.S. |
44.3±1.8Highest 14% above U.S. |
42.2±1.8Lowest 8% above U.S. |
| Brookfield and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.8%±6.2Highest U.S.: 22% |
22.7%±3 U.S.: 22% |
21.3%±5.4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Mendon and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 14.7%±3.4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.8%±2.8 U.S.: 17.2% |
21.5%±3.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Groveland and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 46.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
58.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
45.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.8%±2.5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.3%±1.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
2.4%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Mendon and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $132,256±$33kLowest 64% above U.S. |
$148,360±$11kHighest 84% above U.S. |
$141,487±$12k 75% above U.S. |
| Brookfield and Groveland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $616,000±$37kHighest 85% above U.S. |
$479,700±$24kLowest 44% above U.S. |
$610,900±$36k 84% above U.S. |
| Mendon and Groveland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,840±$196 30% above U.S. |
$1,892±$183Highest 34% above U.S. |
$1,825±$1kLowest 29% above U.S. |
| Brookfield and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,213 131% above U.S. |
$7,594Highest 143% above U.S. |
$6,593Lowest 111% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 78.7%±26Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
35.9%±13.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
49.2%±38.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Mendon and Groveland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.1%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.1% U.S.: 12.5% |
3.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
86.5%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
90.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
1978Lowest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1983 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 14% above U.S. |
28 minLowest 7% above U.S. |
33 minHighest 25% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 15.1%±5.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
16.3%±3 U.S.: 15.1% |
22.1%±6.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Groveland and Brookfield 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 | #210 of 282 in MA | #67 of 149 in CT | #187 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Mendon-Upton | Brookfield School District | Pentucket |
| High school in town | None in town | Brookfield High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.7 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.