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Rochester vs Weweantic
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Rochester has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.3%).
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 | Rochester | Weweantic |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 5,837Highest |
1,452Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.3%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+0.2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46.5±6Highest 16% above MA |
44.4±13.9Lowest 11% above MA |
| Rochester and Weweantic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 20.1%±4.6Highest MA: 19.4% |
11.2%±7.9Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Rochester and Weweantic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 20.1%±4.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
17.3%±6.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Rochester and Weweantic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
30.6%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±1.5Lowest MA: 7.9% |
10.1%±8.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Weweantic and Rochester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $120,273±$12kHighest 16% above MA |
$62,481±$39kLowest 40% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $599,100±$31kHighest 7% above MA |
$420,800±$42kLowest 25% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,432±$743 19% below MA |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,530Highest 9% above MA |
$3,764Lowest 37% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.1%±10.2Highest MA: 51.8% |
0%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Rochester and Weweantic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 5.4%Highest MA: 10% |
0%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.1%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
88.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 20 yrs newer than MA |
1973Lowest 9 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 37 minHighest 25% above MA |
22 minLowest 24% below MA |
| Work from home | 8.3%±3.7Highest MA: 18.6% |
3.6%±3.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Rochester and Weweantic 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 | #104 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical · Rochester | — |
| High school in town | Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.1 |
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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.