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Middlefield vs Dudley
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Middlefield has the most people working from home (13.2%).
Dudley has the most kids (20.6% under 18).
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 | Middlefield | Dudley |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 352Lowest |
11,929Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -26.1%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+4.7%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 56.9±3.7Highest 42% above MA |
40.2±2.4Lowest about the MA average |
| Kids under 18 | 4.5%±9.5Lowest MA: 19.4% |
20.6%±3.3Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 28.7%±8.5Highest MA: 17.9% |
16.9%±3Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31.8%Highest MA: 47.3% |
24.1%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±4.8Lowest MA: 7.9% |
13.1%±2Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $103,750±$23kHighest about the MA average |
$84,604±$12kLowest 19% below MA |
| Middlefield and Dudley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $332,800±$48kLowest 41% below MA |
$392,600±$19kHighest 30% below MA |
| Dudley and Middlefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,625±$1kHighest 49% above MA |
$1,217±$182Lowest 31% below MA |
| Middlefield and Dudley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,926Highest 18% below MA |
$3,691Lowest 38% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 100%±100Highest MA: 51.8% |
47.4%±4.1Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Middlefield and Dudley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 12.2%Highest MA: 10% |
6.4%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.1%Highest MA: 62.5% |
73.1%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Highest 7 yrs newer than MA |
1967Lowest 3 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest about the MA average |
27 minLowest 6% below MA |
| Work from home | 13.2%±9.2Highest MA: 18.6% |
9.1%±2.5Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Middlefield and Dudley 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 | — | #142 of 282 in MA |
| School district | — | Dudley-Charlton Reg |
| High school in town | — | Shepherd Hill Regional High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.3 |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.