Compare towns
Phillipston vs Webster vs Sandisfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Phillipston has the shortest commute (29 min average).
Webster has the most renters (40.2% rent).
Sandisfield has the most people working from home (16.5%).
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 | Phillipston | Webster | Sandisfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,895 |
17,748Highest |
994Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+6% MA: +7.4% |
+8.1%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 48.8±1.7 22% above MA |
39.9±2.9Lowest about the MA average |
49.9±7.5Highest 25% above MA |
| Sandisfield and Phillipston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17%±5 MA: 19.4% |
19.6%±2.9Highest MA: 19.4% |
14%±2.9Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Webster and Phillipston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.9%±1.3Lowest MA: 17.9% |
19.6%±2.5 MA: 17.9% |
28%±5.6Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.4% MA: 47.3% |
25.3%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
26%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±1.6Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.8%±1.6 MA: 7.9% |
7.8%±4.1Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Sandisfield and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $94,692±$14kHighest 9% below MA |
$72,895±$6kLowest 30% below MA |
$91,111±$23k 12% below MA |
| Phillipston and Sandisfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $372,400±$27kHighest 34% below MA |
$361,500±$12k 36% below MA |
$360,300±$34kLowest 36% below MA |
| Phillipston and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,375±$849Highest 22% below MA |
$1,228±$81Lowest 30% below MA |
$1,250±$220 29% below MA |
| Phillipston and Sandisfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,914 35% below MA |
$3,999Highest 33% below MA |
$3,328Lowest 44% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 100%±100Highest MA: 51.8% |
45.7%±6.7Lowest MA: 51.8% |
66.7%±100 MA: 51.8% |
| Phillipston and Sandisfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.7% MA: 10% |
12.7%Highest MA: 10% |
3.2%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.4% MA: 62.5% |
59.8%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
96.4%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 20 yrs newer than MA |
1962Lowest 2 yrs older than MA |
1978 14 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minLowest about the MA average |
31 min 5% above MA |
31 minHighest 8% above MA |
| Work from home | 9.2%±3.7 MA: 18.6% |
8%±2.5Lowest MA: 18.6% |
16.5%±8Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Sandisfield and Phillipston 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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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.