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Whitman vs Concord vs Rockland
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Whitman has the most renters (28.6% rent).
Concord has the most expensive homes ($1210k median).
Rockland has the most homeowners (76.5%).
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 | Concord | Rockland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,295Lowest |
18,223Highest |
17,701 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.4% MA: +7.4% |
+4.7%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+1.8%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 40.4±1.8Lowest about the MA average |
47.6±2Highest 19% above MA |
40.7±3.3 about the MA average |
| Kids under 18 | 21.1%±3.5 MA: 19.4% |
23.6%±2.6Highest MA: 19.4% |
20.2%±3.3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Concord and Whitman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.5%±2.1Lowest MA: 17.9% |
23.7%±2.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
15.9%±2.2 MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31.3%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
79.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
32.7% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±1.2 MA: 7.9% |
5.5%±1.7Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.3%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Concord 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±$14kLowest 5% above MA |
$195,350±$22kHighest 88% above MA |
$112,405±$12k 8% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $472,700±$12kLowest 16% below MA |
$1,210,000±$72kHighest 115% above MA |
$472,900±$21k 16% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,771±$151 about the MA average |
$2,631±$166Highest 49% above MA |
$1,610±$255Lowest 9% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,824Lowest about the MA average |
$10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
$6,487 8% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 61.9%±13.4Highest MA: 51.8% |
53.2%±10.5 MA: 51.8% |
51.7%±10.4Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Whitman and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.9%Highest MA: 10% |
3.7%Lowest MA: 10% |
6.5% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.4%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
75.7% MA: 62.5% |
76.5%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1957Lowest 7 yrs older than MA |
1969Highest 5 yrs newer than MA |
1962 2 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 24% above MA |
32 minLowest 11% above MA |
33 min 14% above MA |
| Work from home | 10.8%±2.4Lowest MA: 18.6% |
36.1%±4.5Highest MA: 18.6% |
14.7%±3.8 MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #191 of 282 in MA | #10 of 282 in MA | #175 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Whitman-Hanson | Concord · Concord-Carlisle | Rockland |
| High school in town | None in town | Concord Carlisle High | Rockland Senior High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.4Lowest |
12.5Highest |
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| Old photos in History | 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.