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Clinton vs Worcester vs Easthampton
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 highest household income ($90k).
Worcester has the most renters (57.2% rent).
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 | Worcester | Easthampton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,563Lowest |
207,055Highest |
16,086 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +13.4%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+14.1%Highest MA: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 38.6±2.7 4% below MA |
33.9±0.5Lowest 15% below MA |
46±2.6Highest 15% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 17.8%±2.5 MA: 19.4% |
19.6%±0.8Highest MA: 19.4% |
15.5%±2.4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Worcester and Clinton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 14.5%±2.8 MA: 17.9% |
13.3%±0.6Lowest MA: 17.9% |
23.9%±3Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.6% MA: 47.3% |
35.2%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
38%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.9%±2 MA: 7.9% |
14.1%±0.8Highest MA: 7.9% |
6.1%±1.9Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $89,781±$10kHighest 14% below MA |
$70,102±$2kLowest 33% below MA |
$71,673±$7k 31% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $387,300±$19kHighest 31% below MA |
$374,400±$7k 33% below MA |
$371,500±$15kLowest 34% below MA |
| Clinton and Worcester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,402±$76 20% below MA |
$1,487±$38Highest 16% below MA |
$1,292±$70Lowest 27% below MA |
| Worcester and Clinton 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 |
$4,733 21% below MA |
$4,932Highest 18% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.3%±6.4Lowest MA: 51.8% |
54.2%±2.9Highest MA: 51.8% |
45.5%±10.7 MA: 51.8% |
| Worcester and Easthampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.6% MA: 10% |
19.6%Highest MA: 10% |
8%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 54.7% MA: 62.5% |
42.8%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
58.4%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956 8 yrs older than MA |
1951Lowest 13 yrs older than MA |
1966Highest 2 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest about the MA average |
24 min 17% below MA |
22 minLowest 23% below MA |
| Work from home | 14.2%±4.2 MA: 18.6% |
11.5%±1Lowest MA: 18.6% |
19%±3.2Highest MA: 18.6% |
| 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 | #266 of 282 in MA | #92 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Clinton | Ma Academy for Math and Science · Worcester | Easthampton |
| High school in town | Clinton Senior High | South High Community | Easthampton High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8 |
14.6Highest |
9.8Lowest |
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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.