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Haverhill vs Williston vs Westfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Haverhill has the most renters (37.2% rent).
Williston has the most people working from home (22.3%).
Westfield has the most affordable homes ($325k median).
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 | Haverhill | Williston | Westfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 67,698Highest |
10,144Lowest |
40,378 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.3% U.S.: +7.4% |
+16.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-0.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39.4±1.1Lowest about the U.S. average |
45.4±4.5Highest 17% above U.S. |
39.9±1.8 about the U.S. average |
| Williston and Westfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.3%±1.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
20.5%±5.2 U.S.: 22% |
18.1%±2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Haverhill and Williston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.5%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
21%±3.5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.7%±1.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Williston and Westfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
54.9%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
33.2% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±0.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.7%±2.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
10%±0.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $88,326±$4k 9% above U.S. |
$106,967±$12kHighest 32% above U.S. |
$87,753±$6kLowest 9% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $453,900±$9k 36% above U.S. |
$475,800±$40kHighest 43% above U.S. |
$325,100±$11kLowest about the U.S. average |
| Williston and Haverhill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,668±$49 18% above U.S. |
$1,832±$130Highest 30% above U.S. |
$1,117±$60Lowest 21% below U.S. |
| Williston and Haverhill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,772 53% above U.S. |
$5,592Highest 79% above U.S. |
$4,746Lowest 52% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 60.2%±5.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
46.9%±17.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
46.5%±5.8Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Haverhill and Williston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
10.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 62.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
75.1%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
68.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Lowest 16 yrs older than U.S. |
1993Highest 13 yrs newer than U.S. |
1964Lowest 16 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 4% above U.S. |
20 minLowest 25% below U.S. |
27 min about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 12.5%±1.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
22.3%±7.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
8.6%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #243 of 282 in MA | #11 of 70 in VT | #197 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Haverhill · Whittier Regional Vocational Technical | Champlain Valley Unified Union School District #56 | Westfield |
| High school in town | Haverhill High | None in town | Westfield High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.5Highest |
— | 11.9Lowest |
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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.