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Whitman vs Windham 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 oldest housing (typical home built 1957).
Windham has the most people working from home (21.9%).
Brockton has the most renters (42.6% rent).
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 | Windham | Brockton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,295Lowest |
16,038 |
105,386Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+16.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+12.6% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 40.4±1.8 4% above U.S. |
41.1±2.9Highest 6% above U.S. |
36.7±0.8Lowest 6% below U.S. |
| Windham and Whitman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.1%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 22% |
27.4%±3.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
25.3%±1 U.S.: 22% |
| Windham and Brockton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.5%±2.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
15.5%±2.6Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
14.4%±0.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
62.7%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% |
3.8%±1.8Lowest 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±$14k 35% above U.S. |
$189,583±$19kHighest 135% above U.S. |
$80,115±$3kLowest about the U.S. average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $472,700±$12k 42% above U.S. |
$723,300±$50kHighest 117% above U.S. |
$437,500±$8kLowest 31% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,771±$151 25% above U.S. |
$3,218±$350Highest 128% above U.S. |
$1,641±$52Lowest 16% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,824 87% above U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
$4,820Lowest 55% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 61.9%±13.4Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
52.2%±50.9Lowest 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% |
2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
13.5%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
93.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
57.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1957Lowest 23 yrs older than U.S. |
1996Highest 16 yrs newer than U.S. |
1960 20 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 37% above U.S. |
31 minLowest 17% above U.S. |
32 min 19% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 10.8%±2.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
21.9%±4.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
6.9%±1Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #191 of 282 in MA | #13 of 120 in NH | #279 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Whitman-Hanson | Windham School District | Brockton |
| High school in town | None in town | Windham High School | Brockton High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.8Lowest |
17.0Highest |
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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.