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Norton vs Lancaster vs Rehoboth
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Norton has the youngest population (median age 39.6).
Lancaster has the most people working from home (33.6%).
Rehoboth has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.7%).
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 | Norton | Lancaster | Rehoboth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 19,240Highest |
8,606Lowest |
13,022 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.9%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+4.8% MA: +7.4% |
+7.7%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39.6±1.2Lowest about the MA average |
43.1±4.9 8% above MA |
47.2±2.6Highest 18% above MA |
| Rehoboth and Lancaster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.3%±2.3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
19.2%±4 MA: 19.4% |
19.4%±4Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Rehoboth and Lancaster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.4%±1.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
19.9%±4.2 MA: 17.9% |
21.2%±3.3Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Rehoboth and Lancaster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 45.8% MA: 47.3% |
50.3%Highest MA: 47.3% |
42.6%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 12.9%±1Highest MA: 7.9% |
3%±1.8Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.2%±1.8 MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $124,535±$11kLowest 20% above MA |
$134,833±$27k 30% above MA |
$138,214±$15kHighest 33% above MA |
| Rehoboth and Lancaster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $501,400±$27kLowest 11% below MA |
$519,100±$60k 8% below MA |
$563,000±$45kHighest about the MA average |
| Rehoboth and Lancaster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,911±$375 8% above MA |
$2,338±$539Highest 33% above MA |
$1,195±$560Lowest 32% below MA |
| Lancaster and Norton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,929 about the MA average |
$7,235Highest 21% above MA |
$5,557Lowest 7% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.6%±8.9Lowest MA: 51.8% |
68.3%±36.7Highest MA: 51.8% |
57.7%±24.9 MA: 51.8% |
| Lancaster and Rehoboth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.7%Highest MA: 10% |
1.4%Lowest MA: 10% |
3.6% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.8%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
85.1% MA: 62.5% |
92.9%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 18 yrs newer than MA |
1971Lowest 7 yrs newer than MA |
1977 13 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 12% above MA |
32 min 9% above MA |
30 minLowest about the MA average |
| Work from home | 19%±3.2 MA: 18.6% |
33.6%±9.1Highest MA: 18.6% |
10.5%±2.9Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #173 of 282 in MA | #145 of 282 in MA | #208 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Norton | Nashoba | Dighton-Rehoboth |
| High school in town | Norton High | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.9 |
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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.