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Leyden vs Webster vs Montgomery
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Leyden has the most people working from home (11%).
Webster has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.9%).
Montgomery has the highest household income ($123k).
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 | Leyden | Webster | Montgomery |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 637Lowest |
12,228Highest |
796 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.2% MA: +7.4% |
+6.9%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-2.3%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 53.2±8.2Highest 33% above MA |
37.2±2.1Lowest 7% below MA |
49.7±5.8 24% above MA |
| Leyden and Montgomery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.8%±3.6Lowest MA: 19.4% |
21.8%±3.6 MA: 19.4% |
22%±5.8Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Montgomery and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 28.6%±2.7Highest MA: 17.9% |
15.7%±2.5Lowest MA: 17.9% |
24.9%±7 MA: 17.9% |
| Leyden and Montgomery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40%Highest MA: 47.3% |
18.8%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
38.1% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.5%±2.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
6%±1.8Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.3%±1.6 MA: 7.9% |
| Webster and Montgomery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $105,893±$13k about the MA average |
$63,837±$8kLowest 39% below MA |
$123,000±$19kHighest 18% above MA |
| Montgomery and Leyden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $372,900±$24kHighest 34% below MA |
$333,100±$14kLowest 41% below MA |
$357,500±$29k 36% below MA |
| Leyden and Montgomery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,917±$451Highest 9% above MA |
$1,198±$85Lowest 32% below MA |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,651Highest 22% below MA |
$3,234Lowest 46% below MA |
$4,283 29% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.9%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
46.1%±7.4 MA: 51.8% |
50%±100Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Montgomery and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.8% MA: 10% |
16%Highest MA: 10% |
1.5%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.4% MA: 62.5% |
45.5%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
96.3%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 12 yrs newer than MA |
1954Lowest 10 yrs older than MA |
1978Highest 14 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 min 12% above MA |
28 minLowest 5% below MA |
36 minHighest 23% above MA |
| Work from home | 11%±5Highest MA: 18.6% |
7.1%±2.9Lowest MA: 18.6% |
9.4%±6 MA: 18.6% |
| Leyden and Montgomery 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 | — |
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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.