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Stoddard vs Webster vs Springfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Stoddard has grown the fastest since 2010 (+11.5%).
Webster has the most renters (40.2% rent).
Springfield has the most people working from home (16.7%).
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 | Stoddard | Webster | Springfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,072Lowest |
17,748Highest |
1,122 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6% U.S.: +7.4% |
-4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 53±4Highest 36% above U.S. |
39.9±2.9Lowest about the U.S. average |
51.4±8.8 32% above U.S. |
| Stoddard and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.5%±3.4 U.S.: 22% |
19.6%±2.9Highest U.S.: 22% |
15.1%±8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Webster and Stoddard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.4%±2.5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.6%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.8%±1.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
25.3%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
36.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±1.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.8%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
0%±1.5Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Webster and Stoddard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $94,904±$11k 18% above U.S. |
$72,895±$6kLowest 10% below U.S. |
$100,893±$19kHighest 25% above U.S. |
| Springfield and Stoddard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $330,300±$20kLowest about the U.S. average |
$361,500±$12k 9% above U.S. |
$384,100±$50kHighest 15% above U.S. |
| Springfield and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $895±$751Lowest 37% below U.S. |
$1,228±$81Highest 13% below U.S. |
$1,096±$217 22% below U.S. |
| Webster and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,316 38% above U.S. |
$3,999Lowest 28% above U.S. |
$5,946Highest 91% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.6%±100Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
45.7%±6.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
25.9%±64.8Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Stoddard and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
12.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
59.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
90.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1962Lowest 18 yrs older than U.S. |
1985Highest 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 min 27% above U.S. |
31 minLowest 16% above U.S. |
34 minHighest 30% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 9.5%±4 U.S.: 15.1% |
8%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
16.7%±11.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Springfield and Stoddard 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 | Stoddard School District | Webster | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Bartlett High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.6 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.