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Boylston vs Worcester vs Clinton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Boylston has the most people working from home (22.7%).
Worcester has the most renters (57.2% 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 | Boylston | Worcester | Clinton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,948Lowest |
207,055Highest |
15,563 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.3%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+14.1%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+13.4% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 48.2±2.3Highest 21% above MA |
33.9±0.5Lowest 15% below MA |
38.6±2.7 4% below MA |
| Kids under 18 | 18%±3.6 MA: 19.4% |
19.6%±0.8Highest MA: 19.4% |
17.8%±2.5Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Worcester and Boylston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22%±4.1Highest MA: 17.9% |
13.3%±0.6Lowest MA: 17.9% |
14.5%±2.8 MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 54.9%Highest MA: 47.3% |
35.2%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
36.6% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±1.7Lowest MA: 7.9% |
14.1%±0.8Highest MA: 7.9% |
6.9%±2 MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $140,962±$28kHighest 36% above MA |
$70,102±$2kLowest 33% below MA |
$89,781±$10k 14% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $578,600±$47kHighest about the MA average |
$374,400±$7kLowest 33% below MA |
$387,300±$19k 31% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,032±$350Highest 15% above MA |
$1,487±$38 16% below MA |
$1,402±$76Lowest 20% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,266Highest 21% above MA |
$4,733 21% below MA |
$4,654Lowest 22% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.1%±16.7 MA: 51.8% |
54.2%±2.9Highest MA: 51.8% |
40.3%±6.4Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Worcester and Boylston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.4%Lowest MA: 10% |
19.6%Highest MA: 10% |
8.6% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
42.8%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
54.7% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 13 yrs newer than MA |
1951Lowest 13 yrs older than MA |
1956 8 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 8% below MA |
24 minLowest 17% below MA |
30 minHighest about the MA average |
| Work from home | 22.7%±5.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
11.5%±1Lowest MA: 18.6% |
14.2%±4.2 MA: 18.6% |
| Boylston and Clinton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #72 of 282 in MA | #266 of 282 in MA | #246 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Berlin-Boylston | Ma Academy for Math and Science · Worcester | Clinton |
| High school in town | Tahanto Regional High | South High Community | Clinton Senior High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.1Lowest |
14.6Highest |
12.8 |
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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.