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Saugus vs Webster
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Saugus has the most people working from home (14.3%).
Webster has the most affordable homes ($333k 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 | Saugus | Webster |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 28,773Highest |
12,228Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+6.9%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.5±2.5Highest 11% above MA |
37.2±2.1Lowest 7% below MA |
| Kids under 18 | 15.2%±2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
21.8%±3.6Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 22%±2.1Highest MA: 17.9% |
15.7%±2.5Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
18.8%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±1.1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
6%±1.8Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Webster and Saugus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $101,539±$3kHighest about the MA average |
$63,837±$8kLowest 39% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $603,400±$13kHighest 7% above MA |
$333,100±$14kLowest 41% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,241±$201Highest 27% above MA |
$1,198±$85Lowest 32% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,049Highest about the MA average |
$3,234Lowest 46% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53%±9.2Highest MA: 51.8% |
46.1%±7.4Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Saugus and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 6%Lowest MA: 10% |
16%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.5%Highest MA: 62.5% |
45.5%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1962Highest 2 yrs older than MA |
1954Lowest 10 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest about the MA average |
28 minLowest 5% below MA |
| Work from home | 14.3%±2.4Highest MA: 18.6% |
7.1%±2.9Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #194 of 282 in MA | #271 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Saugus | — |
| High school in town | Saugus High | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 15.5 |
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| Old photos in History | 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.