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Mount Washington vs Washington vs Middlefield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mount Washington has the most people working from home (30.1%).
Washington has the shortest commute (25 min average).
Middlefield has the most affordable homes ($333k median).
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 | Mount Washington | Washington | Middlefield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 193Lowest |
526Highest |
352 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -8.2%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-26.1%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 52.1±10.7Lowest 30% above MA |
56.5±7.7 41% above MA |
56.9±3.7Highest 42% above MA |
| Middlefield and Washington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.1%±14.2Highest MA: 19.4% |
13.3%±5.9 MA: 19.4% |
4.5%±9.5Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Mount Washington and Washington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.5%±13Lowest MA: 17.9% |
35.4%±1.5Highest MA: 17.9% |
28.7%±8.5 MA: 17.9% |
| Washington and Middlefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 46.2%Highest MA: 47.3% |
32.1% MA: 47.3% |
31.8%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.6%±7.7 MA: 7.9% |
2.3%±1.8Lowest MA: 7.9% |
2.8%±4.8Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Middlefield and Mount Washington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $142,500±$26kHighest 37% above MA |
$95,278±$12kLowest 8% below MA |
$103,750±$23k about the MA average |
| Mount Washington and Middlefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $714,300±$141kHighest 27% above MA |
$370,700±$32k 34% below MA |
$332,800±$48kLowest 41% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | — | $2,625±$1k 49% above MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,316Lowest 45% below MA |
$4,381 27% below MA |
$4,926Highest 18% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 75%±100 MA: 51.8% |
0%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
100%±100Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Middlefield and Mount Washington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.1%Lowest MA: 10% |
2.7% MA: 10% |
12.2%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
92.5% MA: 62.5% |
94.1%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967Lowest 3 yrs newer than MA |
1974Highest 10 yrs newer than MA |
1971 7 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 5% above MA |
25 minLowest 13% below MA |
30 min about the MA average |
| Work from home | 30.1%±14.2Highest MA: 18.6% |
12.9%±10.3Lowest MA: 18.6% |
13.2%±9.2 MA: 18.6% |
| Mount Washington and Middlefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.