Compare towns
Rehoboth vs Mendon vs Middleton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Rehoboth has the most affordable homes ($563k median).
Mendon has the most people working from home (15.1%).
Middleton has the highest household income ($167k).
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 | Rehoboth | Mendon | Middleton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 13,022Highest |
6,325Lowest |
9,816 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.7% MA: +7.4% |
+6.7%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+8.8%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 47.2±2.6Highest 18% above MA |
44.1±4.4 10% above MA |
43.1±2Lowest 8% above MA |
| Rehoboth and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.4%±4 MA: 19.4% |
22.8%±6.2Highest MA: 19.4% |
17.2%±3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Mendon and Rehoboth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.2%±3.3Highest MA: 17.9% |
14.7%±3.4Lowest MA: 17.9% |
18.1%±2.9 MA: 17.9% |
| Rehoboth and Middleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.6% MA: 47.3% |
46.9%Highest MA: 47.3% |
41.7%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±1.8 MA: 7.9% |
6.8%±2.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.9%±1.4Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Mendon and Rehoboth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $138,214±$15k 33% above MA |
$132,256±$33kLowest 27% above MA |
$167,402±$29kHighest 61% above MA |
| Middleton and Rehoboth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $563,000±$45kLowest about the MA average |
$616,000±$37k 10% above MA |
$742,700±$48kHighest 32% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,195±$560Lowest 32% below MA |
$1,840±$196Highest 4% above MA |
$1,407±$284 20% below MA |
| Mendon and Middleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,557Lowest 7% below MA |
$7,213 20% above MA |
$8,785Highest 47% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.7%±24.9 MA: 51.8% |
78.7%±26Highest MA: 51.8% |
25.7%±25.3Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Mendon and Rehoboth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.6% MA: 10% |
7.1%Highest MA: 10% |
3.4%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.9%Highest MA: 62.5% |
86.9%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
92.7% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest 13 yrs newer than MA |
1985 21 yrs newer than MA |
1986Highest 22 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minLowest about the MA average |
30 minHighest 4% above MA |
30 min 3% above MA |
| Work from home | 10.5%±2.9Lowest MA: 18.6% |
15.1%±5.7Highest MA: 18.6% |
12.5%±3.4 MA: 18.6% |
| Mendon and Middleton 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 | #208 of 282 in MA | #210 of 282 in MA | #71 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Dighton-Rehoboth | Mendon-Upton | Middleton |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | 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.