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Clinton vs Pawtucket vs Easthampton
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 highest household income ($90k).
Pawtucket has the most kids (22.4% under 18).
Easthampton has the most people working from home (19%).
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 | Pawtucket | Easthampton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,563Lowest |
75,893Highest |
16,086 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +13.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 38.6±2.7 about the U.S. average |
37.1±0.8Lowest 5% below U.S. |
46±2.6Highest 18% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 17.8%±2.5 U.S.: 22% |
22.4%±1.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
15.5%±2.4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 14.5%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
14.5%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
23.9%±3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
22.2%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
38%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.9%±2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.6%±0.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
6.1%±1.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Clinton and Easthampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $89,781±$10kHighest 11% above U.S. |
$68,310±$4kLowest 15% below U.S. |
$71,673±$7k 11% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $387,300±$19kHighest 16% above U.S. |
$325,500±$8kLowest about the U.S. average |
$371,500±$15k 12% above U.S. |
| Clinton and Easthampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,402±$76Highest about the U.S. average |
$1,208±$39Lowest 15% below U.S. |
$1,292±$70 9% below U.S. |
| Clinton and Easthampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,654 49% above U.S. |
$4,115Lowest 32% above U.S. |
$4,932Highest 58% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.3%±6.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
45.9%±4.4Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
45.5%±10.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Pawtucket and Easthampton 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% |
13.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 54.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
50.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
58.4%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956 24 yrs older than U.S. |
1947Lowest 33 yrs older than U.S. |
1966Highest 14 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 13% above U.S. |
26 min 3% below U.S. |
22 minLowest 16% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 14.2%±4.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
9.2%±1.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
19%±3.2Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Easthampton 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 | #246 of 282 in MA | #35 of 38 in RI | #92 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Clinton | Blackstone Academy · Pawtucket | Easthampton |
| High school in town | Clinton Senior High | William E. Tolman High | Easthampton High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8 |
14.6Highest |
9.8Lowest |
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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.