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Whitman vs Dover
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 affordable homes ($473k median).
Dover has the most people working from home (37.4%).
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 | Dover |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 15,295Highest |
2,308Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.4%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+8.3%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 40.4±1.8Lowest about the MA average |
47.5±4Highest 19% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 21.1%±3.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
20.9%±4.8Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Whitman and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 15.5%±2.1 MA: 17.9% |
15.5%±3.5 MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31.3%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
83.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±1.2Lowest MA: 7.9% |
9.4%±4.8Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Dover 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 |
$250,001Highest 140% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $472,700±$12kLowest 16% below MA |
$1,308,300±$149kHighest 133% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,771±$151 about the MA average |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,824Lowest about the MA average |
$10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 61.9%±13.4Lowest MA: 51.8% |
100%±100Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Dover and Whitman 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% |
3.3%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.4%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
97.9%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1957Lowest 7 yrs older than MA |
1967Highest 3 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minLowest 24% above MA |
37 minHighest 26% above MA |
| Work from home | 10.8%±2.4Lowest MA: 18.6% |
37.4%±8.8Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #191 of 282 in MA | #1 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Whitman-Hanson | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| 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.