Bridgewater, MA vs South Yarmouth, MA

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricBridgewater, MASouth Yarmouth, MA
Population28,47111,552
Median Household Income$112,651$82,188
Median Rent$2,092/mo$1,806/mo
Median Home Value$533,100$541,700
Cost of Living (US = 100)10898
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income53.7%79%
Poverty Rate4.8%11.6%
Unemployment Rate4.6%5.2% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k88290*
Property Crime Rate /100k178671*
Median AQI3736
Good AQI Days /yr308341
Summer Highs80°F75°F
Winter Lows20°F26°F
Snowfall34 in/yr22 in/yr
Avg Commute31.4 min23.8 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher1611.8
College Degree Rate39.5%34.4%
Foreign-Born %9.7%18.9%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+2.4%+5.0%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices South Yarmouth (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.