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Clinton vs Dummerston vs Boylston
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Clinton has the most renters (45.3% rent).
Dummerston has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Boylston has the most expensive homes ($579k median).
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 | Dummerston | Boylston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,563Highest |
2,090Lowest |
4,948 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +13.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+0.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+11.3% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 38.6±2.7Lowest about the U.S. average |
45.6±11.7 17% above U.S. |
48.2±2.3Highest 24% above U.S. |
| Boylston and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.8%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 22% |
21.7%±6Highest U.S.: 22% |
18%±3.6 U.S.: 22% |
| Dummerston and Boylston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 14.5%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
24.3%±3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
22%±4.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Dummerston and Boylston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
58.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
54.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.9%±2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.3%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.6%±1.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Clinton and Boylston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $89,781±$10kLowest 11% above U.S. |
$101,696±$21k 26% above U.S. |
$140,962±$28kHighest 75% above U.S. |
| Boylston and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $387,300±$19k 16% above U.S. |
$335,300±$22kLowest about the U.S. average |
$578,600±$47kHighest 74% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,402±$76 about the U.S. average |
$1,392±$126Lowest about the U.S. average |
$2,032±$350Highest 44% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,654 49% above U.S. |
$4,536Lowest 45% above U.S. |
$7,266Highest 133% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.3%±6.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
44.1%±32.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
45.1%±16.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Boylston and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.5%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 54.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
92.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
79.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 24 yrs older than U.S. |
1971 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1977Highest 3 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 13% above U.S. |
21 minLowest 21% below U.S. |
27 min about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 14.2%±4.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
25.9%±10.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
22.7%±5.3 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Dummerston and Boylston 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 | #246 of 282 in MA | — | #72 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Clinton | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 | Berlin-Boylston |
| High school in town | Clinton Senior High | None in town | Tahanto Regional High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8Highest |
— | 11.1Lowest |
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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.