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Clinton vs Webster vs Williston
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).
Webster has the most affordable homes ($362k median).
Williston has the most people working from home (22.3%).
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 | Webster | Williston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,563 |
17,748Highest |
10,144Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +13.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
+6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+16.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 38.6±2.7Lowest about the U.S. average |
39.9±2.9 about the U.S. average |
45.4±4.5Highest 17% above U.S. |
| Williston and Webster 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% |
19.6%±2.9 U.S.: 22% |
20.5%±5.2Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Williston 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% |
19.6%±2.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
21%±3.5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Williston and Webster 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% |
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% |
5.8%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.7%±2.7Lowest 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. |
$72,895±$6kLowest 10% below U.S. |
$106,967±$12kHighest 32% above U.S. |
| Williston and Clinton 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. |
$361,500±$12kLowest 9% above U.S. |
$475,800±$40kHighest 43% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,402±$76 about the U.S. average |
$1,228±$81Lowest 13% below U.S. |
$1,832±$130Highest 30% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,654 49% above U.S. |
$3,999Lowest 28% above U.S. |
$5,592Highest 79% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.3%±6.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
45.7%±6.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
46.9%±17.4Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Williston 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% |
12.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 54.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
59.8% U.S.: 65.2% |
75.1%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 24 yrs older than U.S. |
1962 18 yrs older than U.S. |
1993Highest 13 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 13% above U.S. |
31 minHighest 16% above U.S. |
20 minLowest 25% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 14.2%±4.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
8%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
22.3%±7.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Williston 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 | #271 of 282 in MA | #11 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Clinton | Webster | Champlain Valley Unified Union School District #56 |
| High school in town | Clinton Senior High | Bartlett High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8Highest |
11.6Lowest |
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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.