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Norton vs Weweantic
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 most people working from home (19%).
Weweantic has the shortest commute (22 min average).
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 | Weweantic |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 19,240Highest |
1,452Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.9%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+0.2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39.6±1.2Lowest about the MA average |
44.4±13.9Highest 11% above MA |
| Weweantic and Norton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 17.3%±2.3Highest MA: 19.4% |
11.2%±7.9Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Norton and Weweantic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 17.4%±1.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
17.3%±6.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Norton and Weweantic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 45.8%Highest MA: 47.3% |
30.6%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 12.9%±1Highest MA: 7.9% |
10.1%±8.5Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Norton and Weweantic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $124,535±$11kHighest 20% above MA |
$62,481±$39kLowest 40% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $501,400±$27kHighest 11% below MA |
$420,800±$42kLowest 25% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,911±$375 8% above MA |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,929Highest about the MA average |
$3,764Lowest 37% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.6%±8.9Highest MA: 51.8% |
0%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Norton and Weweantic 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% |
0%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.8%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
88.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 18 yrs newer than MA |
1973Lowest 9 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 12% above MA |
22 minLowest 24% below MA |
| Work from home | 19%±3.2Highest MA: 18.6% |
3.6%±3.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #173 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Norton | — |
| High school in town | Norton High | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.9 |
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| 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.