Brewster ranks #14 in Massachusetts for low depression
Brewster is ranked on 39 lists against the 284 Massachusetts towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 8.
Older than 98% of Massachusetts
Not better or worse, just Brewster’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Brewster does best on
Each list ranks every MA town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Brewster marked.
Brewster lands in the top half on 20 of 25 lists
Each dot is Brewster’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in MA, the right end is last. Areas where Brewster does best come first.
4 spots from the top 10 for low depression
Lists where Brewster sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Brewster out-ranks 1 of its 3 ranked neighbors
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.
Where Brewster lands in every MA ranking
41 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Health
D Healthiest#1 Dover · 100 / 100 #140
Lowest obesity#1 Amherst Town · 19%
#84
Fewest smokers#1 Lexington · 6%
#91
D
Most active#1 Dover · 12%
#108
Fewest uninsured#1 Manchester-by-the-Sea · 2%
#24
Lowest depression#1 Lexington · 20%
#14
Closest to a top hospital#1 Milford · 0.0 mi
#280 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Edgartown · 11.5 min
#23 Libraries
Most-used libraries#1 Provincetown · 27.5 per resident
#58
Most library borrowing#1 West Tisbury · 34.6 per resident
#30
Best libraries for kids#1 West Tisbury · 115.2 per child
#31 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Provincetown · 68.4%
#83
Most trails#1 Stoneham · 5.9 mi / sq mi
#16
Most walkable#1 Somerville · 306 / sq mi
#111 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 North Adams · 1.9 yrs
#207
Cheapest rent#1 Plympton · $555/mo
#122
D
Lowest property tax#1 Dennis · $2,877/yr
#41
Rent easiest to afford#1 Uxbridge · 25.6%
Safety
Safest#1 Groveland · 0.6
#83 People
Most educated#1 Wellesley · 89%
#99
Youngest#1 Amherst Town · 21.4
#278
Oldest#1 Orleans · 64.7
#7
Most residents 65+#1 Orleans · 49.3%
#6
Most kids#1 Hopkinton · 29.5%
#266 
The number on the right is Brewster’s spot. All of Massachusetts’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
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- 2,500+ residents. Census estimates for smaller towns carry margins of error too wide to rank fairly, so they sit out every MA list.
- One town, one row. A city that is both a city and a town in Census data, or a village inside a town, is counted once.
- Ties share a rank. Towns on one weather station, one school district or one CDC estimate share a figure, so they share a spot (T).
- No “worst” lists. Lists rank toward the good end, and share cards are made only for the top half. Age, snow and the like are character, not grades.
U.S. Census Bureau (American Community Survey 5-year, 2010 and 2020 censuses, Building Permits Survey), U.S. Department of Education, FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, CDC PLACES, Medicare Care Compare, IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FHFA House Price Index, NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. Each list explains its own method.