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Middleborough vs Springfield vs Bridgewater Town
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 oldest population (median age 43.4).
Springfield has the most affordable homes ($245k median).
Bridgewater Town has the highest household income ($113k).
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 | Springfield | Bridgewater Town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 24,505Lowest |
154,749Highest |
28,471 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.9%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+1.9%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 43.4±2.1Highest 9% above MA |
33.7±0.5Lowest 16% below MA |
37.6±1.6 6% below MA |
| Kids under 18 | 18.8%±2.2 MA: 19.4% |
24.2%±0.9Highest MA: 19.4% |
17.6%±2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 21.8%±2.1Highest MA: 17.9% |
13.2%±0.7Lowest MA: 17.9% |
17.3%±1.9 MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32% MA: 47.3% |
20.5%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
39.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±1.1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
7.5%±0.5 MA: 7.9% |
16.2%±1.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $97,056±$7k 7% below MA |
$52,656±$2kLowest 49% below MA |
$112,651±$7kHighest 8% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $468,700±$18k 17% below MA |
$245,000±$4kLowest 56% below MA |
$533,100±$23kHighest 5% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,706±$72 3% below MA |
$1,144±$55Lowest 35% below MA |
$2,092±$177Highest 19% above MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,023 about the MA average |
$3,695Lowest 38% below MA |
$6,499Highest 8% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.2%±11.4 MA: 51.8% |
57.7%±3.1Highest MA: 51.8% |
54.2%±13.2Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Springfield and Middleborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.2% MA: 10% |
25.8%Highest MA: 10% |
4.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76.9%Highest MA: 62.5% |
49.6%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
75.6% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 15 yrs newer than MA |
1952Lowest 12 yrs older than MA |
1984Highest 20 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 7% above MA |
20 minLowest 31% below MA |
31 minHighest 8% above MA |
| Work from home | 13.6%±2.9Highest MA: 18.6% |
8.4%±0.9Lowest MA: 18.6% |
12.7%±2.7 MA: 18.6% |
| Middleborough and Bridgewater Town 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 | #276 of 282 in MA | #121 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Middleborough | Springfield | Bridgewater-Raynham |
| High school in town | Middleborough High | Springfield Central High | Bridgewater-Raynham Regional |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.3Lowest |
12.2 |
18.1Highest |
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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.