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Guildhall vs Sudbury vs Webster
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Guildhall has the shortest commute (25 min average).
Sudbury has the most people working from home (13.2%).
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 | Guildhall | Sudbury | Webster |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 371Lowest |
679 |
17,748Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -2.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.6±7.8 10% above U.S. |
45.4±4.9Highest 17% above U.S. |
39.9±2.9Lowest about the U.S. average |
| Sudbury and Guildhall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.6%±7.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
22.2%±7.1 U.S.: 22% |
19.6%±2.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Guildhall and Sudbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.1%±5.5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
21.8%±4.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
19.6%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Guildhall and Sudbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 33.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
34.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
25.3%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.1%±3.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.7%±2.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.8%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Webster and Sudbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $115,000±$46kHighest 42% above U.S. |
$100,208±$33k 24% above U.S. |
$72,895±$6kLowest 10% below U.S. |
| Guildhall and Sudbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $321,200±$62kLowest 3% below U.S. |
$338,500±$49k about the U.S. average |
$361,500±$12kHighest 9% above U.S. |
| Webster and Sudbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $850±$717Lowest 40% below U.S. |
— | $1,228±$81Highest 13% below U.S. |
| Webster and Guildhall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,625Highest 48% above U.S. |
$4,205 35% above U.S. |
$3,999Lowest 28% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 75%±100Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
45.7%±6.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Guildhall and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.9% U.S.: 12.5% |
3.5%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
12.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
95.8%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
59.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 22 yrs older than U.S. |
1977Highest 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1962 18 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 5% below U.S. |
50 minHighest 89% above U.S. |
31 min 16% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 2.3%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
13.2%±9.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
8%±2.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Sudbury and Webster 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 | — | — | #271 of 282 in MA |
| School district | — | — | Webster |
| High school in town | — | — | Bartlett High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 11.6 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.