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Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock vs Cedar Crest
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock has the oldest population (median age 57.6).
Cedar Crest has the most kids (25.3% 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 | Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock | Cedar Crest |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 4,540Highest |
1,730Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.5% MA: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 57.6±3.6Highest 44% above MA |
36±7.2Lowest 10% below MA |
| Kids under 18 | 9.5%±2.4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
25.3%±6.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 24.8%±4.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
15.5%±4.8Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.5%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
61.1%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±1.9Highest MA: 7.9% |
1.7%±2.2Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock and Cedar Crest are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $119,310±$24kLowest 15% above MA |
$168,721±$45kHighest 62% above MA |
| Cedar Crest and Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $554,000±$62kLowest about the MA average |
$629,400±$57kHighest 12% above MA |
| Cedar Crest and Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,409±$94 20% below MA |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,373Lowest 10% below MA |
$5,644Highest 6% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.8%±26.3 MA: 51.8% |
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| Below poverty line | 5.3%Highest MA: 10% |
3.1%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
100%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1953Lowest 11 yrs older than MA |
1971Highest 7 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minLowest 20% above MA |
42 minHighest 44% above MA |
| Work from home | 28.6%±11.1Highest MA: 18.6% |
22.7%±8.7Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock and Cedar Crest 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.