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Douglas vs Holbrook vs Webster
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Douglas has the most people working from home (20.9%).
Holbrook has the oldest housing (typical home built 1957).
Webster has the most renters (40.2% rent).
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 | Douglas | Holbrook | Webster |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,207Lowest |
11,380 |
17,748Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+5.7%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44±2.6Highest 10% above MA |
42.8±3.2 7% above MA |
39.9±2.9Lowest about the MA average |
| Douglas and Holbrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.2%±3.8Highest MA: 19.4% |
21.2%±4.4Highest MA: 19.4% |
19.6%±2.9Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 15.4%±3.1Lowest MA: 17.9% |
19.1%±3.2 MA: 17.9% |
19.6%±2.5Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Webster and Holbrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.7%Highest MA: 47.3% |
34.6% MA: 47.3% |
25.3%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.3 MA: 7.9% |
5.1%±2.1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.8%±1.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Webster and Douglas are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $152,267±$10kHighest 46% above MA |
$115,210±$14k 11% above MA |
$72,895±$6kLowest 30% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $470,600±$29kHighest 16% below MA |
$465,400±$21k 17% below MA |
$361,500±$12kLowest 36% below MA |
| Douglas and Holbrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,503±$697Highest 15% below MA |
$1,094±$423Lowest 38% below MA |
$1,228±$81 30% below MA |
| Douglas and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,338Highest 6% above MA |
$6,105 about the MA average |
$3,999Lowest 33% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.9%±17.4Lowest MA: 51.8% |
47.8%±18.7Highest MA: 51.8% |
45.7%±6.7 MA: 51.8% |
| Holbrook and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
7.7% MA: 10% |
12.7%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.8% MA: 62.5% |
84%Highest MA: 62.5% |
59.8%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 22 yrs newer than MA |
1957Lowest 7 yrs older than MA |
1962 2 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 min 16% above MA |
38 minHighest 30% above MA |
31 minLowest 5% above MA |
| Work from home | 20.9%±4.9Highest MA: 18.6% |
12.1%±3.3 MA: 18.6% |
8%±2.5Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #177 of 282 in MA | #234 of 282 in MA | #271 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Douglas | — | Webster |
| High school in town | Douglas High School | — | Bartlett High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 7.2Lowest |
— | 11.6Highest |
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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.