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Middleborough vs Mendon vs Rockland
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 most affordable homes ($469k median).
Mendon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.7%).
Rockland has the youngest population (median age 40.7).
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 | Mendon | Rockland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 24,505Highest |
6,325Lowest |
17,701 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.9% MA: +7.4% |
+6.7%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+1.8%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.4±2.1 9% above MA |
44.1±4.4Highest 10% above MA |
40.7±3.3Lowest about the MA average |
| Mendon and Middleborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.8%±2.2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
22.8%±6.2Highest MA: 19.4% |
20.2%±3.3 MA: 19.4% |
| Mendon and Rockland 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% |
14.7%±3.4Lowest MA: 17.9% |
15.9%±2.2 MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
46.9%Highest MA: 47.3% |
32.7% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±1.1 MA: 7.9% |
6.8%±2.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.3%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Mendon and Middleborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $97,056±$7kLowest 7% below MA |
$132,256±$33kHighest 27% above MA |
$112,405±$12k 8% above MA |
| Mendon and Rockland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $468,700±$18kLowest 17% below MA |
$616,000±$37kHighest 10% above MA |
$472,900±$21k 16% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,706±$72 3% below MA |
$1,840±$196Highest 4% above MA |
$1,610±$255Lowest 9% below MA |
| Mendon and Middleborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,023Lowest about the MA average |
$7,213Highest 20% above MA |
$6,487 8% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.2%±11.4 MA: 51.8% |
78.7%±26Highest MA: 51.8% |
51.7%±10.4Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Mendon and Middleborough 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% |
7.1%Highest MA: 10% |
6.5% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76.9% MA: 62.5% |
86.9%Highest MA: 62.5% |
76.5%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 15 yrs newer than MA |
1985Highest 21 yrs newer than MA |
1962Lowest 2 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 7% above MA |
30 minLowest 4% above MA |
33 minHighest 14% above MA |
| Work from home | 13.6%±2.9Lowest MA: 18.6% |
15.1%±5.7Highest MA: 18.6% |
14.7%±3.8 MA: 18.6% |
| Mendon and Rockland 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 | #210 of 282 in MA | #175 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Middleborough | Mendon-Upton | Rockland |
| High school in town | Middleborough High | None in town | Rockland Senior High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.3Lowest |
— | 12.5Highest |
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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.