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Dudley vs Milford vs Webster
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Dudley has the most homeowners (73.1%).
Milford has the most people working from home (14.5%).
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 | Dudley | Milford | Webster |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 11,929Lowest |
30,431Highest |
17,748 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.7%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+8.5%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+6% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 40.2±2.4Highest about the MA average |
38.9±1.8Lowest about the MA average |
39.9±2.9 about the MA average |
| Dudley and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.6%±3.3 MA: 19.4% |
20.7%±2.4Highest MA: 19.4% |
19.6%±2.9Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Milford and Dudley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.9%±3Lowest MA: 17.9% |
18.8%±2 MA: 17.9% |
19.6%±2.5Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Webster and Milford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.1%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
35.3%Highest MA: 47.3% |
25.3% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 13.1%±2Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.9%±1.1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.8%±1.6 MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $84,604±$12k 19% below MA |
$96,365±$4kHighest 7% below MA |
$72,895±$6kLowest 30% below MA |
| Milford and Dudley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $392,600±$19k 30% below MA |
$476,700±$12kHighest 15% below MA |
$361,500±$12kLowest 36% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,217±$182Lowest 31% below MA |
$1,909±$137Highest 8% above MA |
$1,228±$81 30% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,691Lowest 38% below MA |
$5,869Highest about the MA average |
$3,999 33% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.4%±4.1 MA: 51.8% |
56.8%±8.5Highest MA: 51.8% |
45.7%±6.7Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Milford and Dudley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.4%Lowest MA: 10% |
7.6% MA: 10% |
12.7%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.1%Highest MA: 62.5% |
65.2% MA: 62.5% |
59.8%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967 3 yrs newer than MA |
1971Highest 7 yrs newer than MA |
1962Lowest 2 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 6% below MA |
37 minHighest 27% above MA |
31 min 5% above MA |
| Work from home | 9.1%±2.5 MA: 18.6% |
14.5%±2.2Highest MA: 18.6% |
8%±2.5Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #142 of 282 in MA | #213 of 282 in MA | #271 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Dudley-Charlton Reg | Milford | Webster |
| High school in town | Shepherd Hill Regional High | Milford High | Bartlett High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.3Highest |
11.9 |
11.6Lowest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.