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Clinton vs Framingham vs Boylston
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 affordable homes ($387k median).
Framingham has the most kids (21.7% under 18).
Boylston has the most homeowners (79.2%).
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 | Framingham | Boylston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,563 |
72,399Highest |
4,948Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +13.4%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+5.9%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+11.3% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 38.6±2.7 4% below MA |
37.5±1Lowest 6% below MA |
48.2±2.3Highest 21% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 17.8%±2.5Lowest MA: 19.4% |
21.7%±1.6Highest MA: 19.4% |
18%±3.6 MA: 19.4% |
| Framingham 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 MA: 17.9% |
15.1%±1.1 MA: 17.9% |
22%±4.1Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.6%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
48.7% MA: 47.3% |
54.9%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.9%±2Highest MA: 7.9% |
6.5%±0.8 MA: 7.9% |
3.6%±1.7Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Clinton and Framingham 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 14% below MA |
$107,419±$6k 3% above MA |
$140,962±$28kHighest 36% above MA |
| Boylston and Framingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $387,300±$19kLowest 31% below MA |
$627,300±$10kHighest 12% above MA |
$578,600±$47k about the MA average |
| Framingham and Boylston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,402±$76Lowest 20% below MA |
$2,033±$57Highest 15% above MA |
$2,032±$350 15% above MA |
| Framingham and Boylston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,654Lowest 22% below MA |
$6,884 15% above MA |
$7,266Highest 21% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.3%±6.4Lowest MA: 51.8% |
53.4%±5.6Highest MA: 51.8% |
45.1%±16.7 MA: 51.8% |
| Framingham and Boylston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.6% MA: 10% |
10.4%Highest MA: 10% |
6.4%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 54.7%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
54.8% MA: 62.5% |
79.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 8 yrs older than MA |
1966 2 yrs newer than MA |
1977Highest 13 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min about the MA average |
30 minHighest 4% above MA |
27 minLowest 8% below MA |
| Work from home | 14.2%±4.2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
19.6%±2.2 MA: 18.6% |
22.7%±5.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Boylston and Framingham 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 | #229 of 282 in MA | #72 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Clinton | Framingham · South Middlesex Regional Vocational Technical | Berlin-Boylston |
| High school in town | Clinton Senior High | Framingham High School | Tahanto Regional High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8Highest |
12.7 |
11.1Lowest |
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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.