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Middleborough vs Everett vs Ludlow
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Middleborough has the highest household income ($97k).
Everett has grown the fastest since 2010 (+17.8%).
Ludlow has the shortest commute (20 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 | Middleborough | Everett | Ludlow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 24,505 |
50,045Highest |
20,904Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.9% MA: +7.4% |
+17.8%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-0.5%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.4±2.1 9% above MA |
35.2±1.5Lowest 12% below MA |
44.3±1.8Highest 11% above MA |
| Ludlow and Middleborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.8%±2.2 MA: 19.4% |
21.8%±2.1Highest MA: 19.4% |
16.4%±2.4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Everett and Middleborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.8%±2.1Highest MA: 17.9% |
11.3%±1.1Lowest MA: 17.9% |
21.8%±2.5Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32%Highest MA: 47.3% |
24.9%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
27% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±1.1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
6.3%±0.9Highest MA: 7.9% |
5.2%±1.7 MA: 7.9% |
| Everett and Ludlow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $97,056±$7kHighest 7% below MA |
$85,218±$7k 18% below MA |
$84,838±$7kLowest 18% below MA |
| Middleborough and Everett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $468,700±$18k 17% below MA |
$610,000±$23kHighest 9% above MA |
$335,300±$10kLowest 40% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,706±$72 3% below MA |
$2,076±$69Highest 18% above MA |
$1,223±$82Lowest 31% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,023Highest about the MA average |
$4,880Lowest 19% below MA |
$4,918 18% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.2%±11.4Highest MA: 51.8% |
56.4%±5.8 MA: 51.8% |
50.7%±9.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Middleborough and Everett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.2%Lowest MA: 10% |
14.7%Highest MA: 10% |
6.8% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76.9% MA: 62.5% |
37.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
77.5%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 15 yrs newer than MA |
1938Lowest 26 yrs older than MA |
1964 same as MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 7% above MA |
35 minHighest 20% above MA |
20 minLowest 31% below MA |
| Work from home | 13.6%±2.9 MA: 18.6% |
10.5%±2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
14%±3.4Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Ludlow and Middleborough 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 | #170 of 282 in MA | #264 of 282 in MA | #154 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Middleborough | Everett | Ludlow |
| High school in town | Middleborough High | Everett High | Ludlow Senior High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.3 |
12.1Highest |
11.1Lowest |
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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.