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Weweantic vs Douglas vs Chesterfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Weweantic has the shortest commute (22 min average).
Douglas has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6%).
Chesterfield has the most affordable homes ($391k median).
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 | Weweantic | Douglas | Chesterfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,452 |
9,207Highest |
1,055Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.2% MA: +7.4% |
+6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-2.9%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.4±13.9Highest 11% above MA |
44±2.6Lowest 10% above MA |
44.3±7.6 11% above MA |
| Weweantic and Chesterfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 11.2%±7.9Lowest MA: 19.4% |
21.2%±3.8Highest MA: 19.4% |
19.1%±5.1 MA: 19.4% |
| Douglas and Chesterfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.3%±6.9 MA: 17.9% |
15.4%±3.1Lowest MA: 17.9% |
24.3%±4.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Chesterfield and Weweantic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.6%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
41.7%Highest MA: 47.3% |
34.3% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 10.1%±8.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
5.4%±2.3 MA: 7.9% |
2.7%±1.9Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Weweantic and Douglas are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $62,481±$39kLowest 40% below MA |
$152,267±$10kHighest 46% above MA |
$103,967±$11k about the MA average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $420,800±$42k 25% below MA |
$470,600±$29kHighest 16% below MA |
$390,800±$48kLowest 30% below MA |
| Douglas and Weweantic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,503±$697Highest 15% below MA |
$1,078±$409Lowest 39% below MA |
| Douglas and Chesterfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,764Lowest 37% below MA |
$6,338Highest 6% above MA |
$5,969 about the MA average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
33.9%±17.4Highest MA: 51.8% |
10.3%±84.4 MA: 51.8% |
| Douglas and Chesterfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 0%Lowest MA: 10% |
4.8% MA: 10% |
6.4%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.7% MA: 62.5% |
83.8%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
92.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Lowest 9 yrs newer than MA |
1986Highest 22 yrs newer than MA |
1976 12 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 24% below MA |
34 minHighest 16% above MA |
31 min 7% above MA |
| Work from home | 3.6%±3.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
20.9%±4.9Highest MA: 18.6% |
13.4%±6.7 MA: 18.6% |
| Douglas and Chesterfield 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 | — | #177 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | — | Douglas | Chesterfield-Goshen |
| High school in town | — | Douglas High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 7.2 |
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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.