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Clinton vs Canton vs West Springfield Town
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Clinton has the most renters (45.3% rent).
Canton has the most expensive homes ($711k median).
West Springfield Town has the shortest commute (19 min average).
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 | Clinton | Canton | West Springfield Town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,563Lowest |
24,748 |
28,772Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +13.4%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+13% MA: +7.4% |
+1.6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 38.6±2.7Lowest 4% below MA |
42.6±2.3Highest 7% above MA |
40.1±2.6 about the MA average |
| Canton and West Springfield Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.8%±2.5Lowest MA: 19.4% |
22.9%±2.3Highest MA: 19.4% |
18.9%±2.3 MA: 19.4% |
| Canton and West Springfield Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 14.5%±2.8Lowest MA: 17.9% |
18.8%±2Highest MA: 17.9% |
17.5%±1.7 MA: 17.9% |
| Canton and West Springfield Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.6% MA: 47.3% |
67.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
34%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.9%±2Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.5%±1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.7%±1.3 MA: 7.9% |
| Clinton and West Springfield Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $89,781±$10k 14% below MA |
$143,381±$9kHighest 38% above MA |
$69,371±$7kLowest 33% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $387,300±$19k 31% below MA |
$710,600±$27kHighest 26% above MA |
$321,500±$16kLowest 43% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,402±$76 20% below MA |
$2,315±$178Highest 31% above MA |
$1,144±$68Lowest 35% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,654 22% below MA |
$6,560Highest 9% above MA |
$4,380Lowest 27% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.3%±6.4Lowest MA: 51.8% |
52.4%±9.1 MA: 51.8% |
60.1%±9.1Highest MA: 51.8% |
| West Springfield Town and Canton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.6% MA: 10% |
5.2%Lowest MA: 10% |
11.9%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 54.7%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
73.6%Highest MA: 62.5% |
58.5% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 8 yrs older than MA |
1980Highest 16 yrs newer than MA |
1958 6 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min about the MA average |
36 minHighest 23% above MA |
19 minLowest 34% below MA |
| Work from home | 14.2%±4.2 MA: 18.6% |
25.7%±3.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
10.4%±2.4Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #246 of 282 in MA | #81 of 282 in MA | #218 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Clinton | Blue Hills Regional Vocational Technical · Canton | West Springfield |
| High school in town | Clinton Senior High | Canton High | West Springfield High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8Lowest |
13.1Highest |
13.1Highest |
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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.