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Milford vs Webster vs Westfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Milford has the most people working from home (14.5%).
Webster has the most renters (40.2% rent).
Westfield has the shortest commute (27 min average).
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 | Milford | Webster | Westfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 30,431 |
17,748Lowest |
40,378Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.5%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+6% MA: +7.4% |
-0.6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 38.9±1.8Lowest about the MA average |
39.9±2.9Highest about the MA average |
39.9±1.8Highest about the MA average |
| Kids under 18 | 20.7%±2.4Highest MA: 19.4% |
19.6%±2.9 MA: 19.4% |
18.1%±2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Milford and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.8%±2 MA: 17.9% |
19.6%±2.5Highest MA: 17.9% |
18.7%±1.5Lowest 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+ | 35.3%Highest MA: 47.3% |
25.3%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
33.2% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1.1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.8%±1.6 MA: 7.9% |
10%±0.9Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $96,365±$4kHighest 7% below MA |
$72,895±$6kLowest 30% below MA |
$87,753±$6k 16% below MA |
| Milford and Westfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $476,700±$12kHighest 15% below MA |
$361,500±$12k 36% below MA |
$325,100±$11kLowest 42% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,909±$137Highest 8% above MA |
$1,228±$81 30% below MA |
$1,117±$60Lowest 37% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,869Highest about the MA average |
$3,999Lowest 33% below MA |
$4,746 21% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.8%±8.5Highest MA: 51.8% |
45.7%±6.7Lowest MA: 51.8% |
46.5%±5.8 MA: 51.8% |
| Milford and Westfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.6%Lowest MA: 10% |
12.7%Highest MA: 10% |
10.7% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 65.2% MA: 62.5% |
59.8%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
68.6%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Highest 7 yrs newer than MA |
1962Lowest 2 yrs older than MA |
1964 same as MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 37 minHighest 27% above MA |
31 min 5% above MA |
27 minLowest 9% below MA |
| Work from home | 14.5%±2.2Highest MA: 18.6% |
8%±2.5Lowest MA: 18.6% |
8.6%±2.2 MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #213 of 282 in MA | #271 of 282 in MA | #197 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Milford | Webster | Westfield |
| High school in town | Milford High | Bartlett High School | Westfield High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.9Highest |
11.6Lowest |
11.9Highest |
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| Old photos in History | 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.