Compare towns
Scituate vs Dover vs Edgartown
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Scituate has the most affordable homes ($822k median).
Dover has the highest household income ($250k).
Edgartown has grown the fastest since 2010 (+27.1%).
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 | Scituate | Dover | Edgartown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,796 |
5,930Highest |
5,278Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.1% MA: +7.4% |
+6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+27.1%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 51.7±3.8 29% above MA |
44.9±2.3Lowest 12% above MA |
51.9±8.6Highest 30% above MA |
| Edgartown and Scituate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.1%±4.8 MA: 19.4% |
26%±5.2Highest MA: 19.4% |
10%±3.6Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Dover and Scituate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.3%±5 MA: 17.9% |
16.7%±2.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
29.7%±8.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Edgartown and Scituate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 64.7% MA: 47.3% |
84.8%Highest MA: 47.3% |
56.3%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±1.5Lowest MA: 7.9% |
7.2%±2.7Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.8%±3.2 MA: 7.9% |
| Dover and Edgartown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $124,549±$27kLowest 20% above MA |
$250,001Highest 140% above MA |
$125,236±$33k 20% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $821,600±$82kLowest 46% above MA |
$1,340,300±$117kHighest 138% above MA |
$1,199,300±$262k 113% above MA |
| Dover and Edgartown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $884±$721Lowest 50% below MA |
$2,917±$2kHighest 66% above MA |
$1,796±$470 about the MA average |
| Dover and Edgartown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,345 39% above MA |
$10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
$5,641Lowest 6% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.4%±8Highest MA: 51.8% |
20%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
30%±35.6 MA: 51.8% |
| Scituate and Edgartown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.4% MA: 10% |
2.7%Lowest MA: 10% |
4.7%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
97.9%Highest MA: 62.5% |
87% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1962Lowest 2 yrs older than MA |
1970 6 yrs newer than MA |
1984Highest 20 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 42 minHighest 44% above MA |
35 min 19% above MA |
12 minLowest 60% below MA |
| Work from home | 26.6%±4.7 MA: 18.6% |
34.2%±6.4Highest MA: 18.6% |
25.6%±15.2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Dover and Scituate 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 | #43 of 282 in MA | #1 of 282 in MA | #242 of 282 in MA |
| School district | — | Dover · Dover-Sherborn | Edgartown |
| High school in town | — | Dover-Sherborn Regional High | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.8 |
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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.