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Whitman vs Brookline vs Brockton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Whitman has the highest household income ($109k).
Brookline has the most people working from home (20.6%).
Brockton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+12.6%).
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 | Whitman | Brookline | Brockton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,295 |
531Lowest |
105,386Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
+1.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+12.6%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 40.4±1.8 4% above U.S. |
45.1±2.7Highest 16% above U.S. |
36.7±0.8Lowest 6% below U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 21.1%±3.5 U.S.: 22% |
20%±6Lowest U.S.: 22% |
25.3%±1Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Brockton and Whitman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.5%±2.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
19.6%±4.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
14.4%±0.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Brookline and Whitman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
41.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
22.3%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±1.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.2%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
6.3%±0.7Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Brockton and Whitman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $108,933±$14kHighest 35% above U.S. |
$80,833±$16k about the U.S. average |
$80,115±$3kLowest about the U.S. average |
| Whitman and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $472,700±$12kHighest 42% above U.S. |
$290,700±$37kLowest 13% below U.S. |
$437,500±$8k 31% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,771±$151Highest 25% above U.S. |
$1,732±$232 23% above U.S. |
$1,641±$52Lowest 16% above U.S. |
| Whitman and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,824Highest 87% above U.S. |
$5,000 60% above U.S. |
$4,820Lowest 55% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 61.9%±13.4Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
47.8%±94.7Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
54.5%±4.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Whitman and Brockton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.9% U.S.: 12.5% |
6.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
13.5%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
84.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
57.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1957Lowest 23 yrs older than U.S. |
1975Highest 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1960 20 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 37% above U.S. |
28 minLowest 8% above U.S. |
32 min 19% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 10.8%±2.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
20.6%±5.2Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
6.9%±1Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #191 of 282 in MA | — | #279 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Whitman-Hanson | — | Brockton |
| High school in town | None in town | — | Brockton High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 17.0 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.