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Halifax vs Plainville 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
Halifax has the most homeowners (95.5%).
Plainville has the shortest commute (21 min average).
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 | Halifax | Plainville | Webster |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,748Lowest |
17,551 |
17,748Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | +6%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.9±4.7 8% above U.S. |
44.3±1.5Highest 14% above U.S. |
39.9±2.9Lowest about the U.S. average |
| Plainville and Halifax are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.2%±5.9Highest U.S.: 22% |
15.6%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19.6%±2.9 U.S.: 22% |
| Halifax and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.8%±3.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.1%±2.8Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.6%±2.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Plainville and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
30% U.S.: 35.7% |
25.3%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
6.2%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.8%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Plainville and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $118,556±$11kHighest 47% above U.S. |
$84,343±$7k 4% above U.S. |
$72,895±$6kLowest 10% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $481,500±$51kHighest 45% above U.S. |
$254,000±$14kLowest 24% below U.S. |
$361,500±$12k 9% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,804±$375Highest 28% above U.S. |
$1,126±$147Lowest 20% below U.S. |
$1,228±$81 13% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,840Highest 119% above U.S. |
$4,798 54% above U.S. |
$3,999Lowest 28% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.6%±37.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
40.3%±12.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
45.7%±6.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Webster and Halifax are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.6%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.5% U.S.: 12.5% |
12.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
67.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
59.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 1 yr older than U.S. |
1971 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1962Lowest 18 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 34% above U.S. |
21 minLowest 20% below U.S. |
31 min 16% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 13.9%±5.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
10.7%±2 U.S.: 15.1% |
8%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Halifax and Plainville 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 | #120 of 282 in MA | #89 of 149 in CT | #271 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Halifax | Judicial Centers · Plainville School District | Webster |
| High school in town | None in town | Plainville High School | Bartlett High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.4Lowest |
11.6Highest |
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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.