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Saugus vs Webster vs Saugus
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Webster has the most affordable homes ($362k 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 | Saugus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 28,773Highest |
17,748Lowest |
28,773Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+7.5%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.5±2.5Highest 11% above MA |
39.9±2.9Lowest about the MA average |
44.5±2.5Highest 11% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 15.2%±2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
19.6%±2.9Highest MA: 19.4% |
15.2%±2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Webster and Saugus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22%±2.1Highest MA: 17.9% |
19.6%±2.5Lowest MA: 17.9% |
22%±2.1Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
25.3%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
31.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±1.1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.8%±1.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
5.4%±1.1Lowest 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 |
$72,895±$6kLowest 30% below MA |
$101,539±$3kHighest about the MA average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $603,400±$13kHighest 7% above MA |
$361,500±$12kLowest 36% below MA |
$603,400±$13kHighest 7% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,241±$201Highest 27% above MA |
$1,228±$81Lowest 30% below MA |
$2,241±$201Highest 27% above MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,049Highest about the MA average |
$3,999Lowest 33% below MA |
$6,049Highest about the MA average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53%±9.2Highest MA: 51.8% |
45.7%±6.7Lowest MA: 51.8% |
53%±9.2Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Below poverty line | 6%Lowest MA: 10% |
12.7%Highest MA: 10% |
6%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.5%Highest MA: 62.5% |
59.8%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
71.5%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1962 2 yrs older than MA |
1962 2 yrs older than MA |
1962 2 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minLowest about the MA average |
31 minHighest 5% above MA |
30 minLowest about the MA average |
| Work from home | 14.3%±2.4Highest MA: 18.6% |
8%±2.5Lowest MA: 18.6% |
14.3%±2.4Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #194 of 282 in MA | #271 of 282 in MA | #194 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Saugus | Webster | — |
| High school in town | Saugus High | Bartlett High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 15.5Highest |
11.6Lowest |
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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.