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Clinton vs Hampton vs Webster 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).
Hampton has the most affordable homes ($296k median).
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 | Hampton | Webster | Boylston |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 15,563 |
1,647Lowest |
17,748Highest |
4,948 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +13.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | +6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+11.3% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 38.6±2.7Lowest about the U.S. average |
51.5±5.3Highest 32% above U.S. |
39.9±2.9 about the U.S. average |
48.2±2.3 24% above U.S. |
| Hampton and Boylston 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% |
19.7%±5.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
19.6%±2.9 U.S.: 22% |
18%±3.6 U.S.: 22% |
| Hampton and Webster 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% |
26.1%±2.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.6%±2.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
22%±4.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Hampton 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% U.S.: 35.7% |
29.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
25.3%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
54.9%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.9%±2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.9%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.8%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.6%±1.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Clinton and Webster 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 11% above U.S. |
$109,167±$19k 35% above U.S. |
$72,895±$6kLowest 10% below U.S. |
$140,962±$28kHighest 75% above U.S. |
| Boylston and Hampton 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. |
$295,800±$27kLowest 11% below U.S. |
$361,500±$12k 9% above U.S. |
$578,600±$47kHighest 74% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,402±$76 about the U.S. average |
$1,285±$288 9% below U.S. |
$1,228±$81Lowest 13% below U.S. |
$2,032±$350Highest 44% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,654 49% above U.S. |
$4,364 40% above U.S. |
$3,999Lowest 28% above U.S. |
$7,266Highest 133% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.3%±6.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
52.5%±51.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
45.7%±6.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
45.1%±16.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Hampton and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 8.6% U.S.: 12.5% |
5.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
12.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 54.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
90%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
59.8% U.S.: 65.2% |
79.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 24 yrs older than U.S. |
1980Highest same as U.S. |
1962 18 yrs older than U.S. |
1977 3 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 13% above U.S. |
29 min 10% above U.S. |
31 minHighest 16% above U.S. |
27 minLowest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 14.2%±4.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
17.7%±5.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
8%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
22.7%±5.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Boylston and Hampton 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 | — | #271 of 282 in MA | #72 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Clinton | Hampton School District | Webster | Berlin-Boylston |
| High school in town | Clinton Senior High | None in town | Bartlett High School | Tahanto Regional High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8Highest |
— | 11.6 |
11.1Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.