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Sutton vs Webster vs West Springfield Town
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Sutton has the most people working from home (22.7%).
Webster has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6%).
West Springfield Town has the shortest commute (19 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 | Sutton | Webster | West Springfield Town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,452Lowest |
17,748 |
28,772Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.4% MA: +7.4% |
+6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+1.6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.3±2.5Highest 11% above MA |
39.9±2.9Lowest about the MA average |
40.1±2.6 about the MA average |
| Sutton and West Springfield Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.6%±3.3Highest MA: 19.4% |
19.6%±2.9Highest MA: 19.4% |
18.9%±2.3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 18.8%±3.2 MA: 17.9% |
19.6%±2.5Highest MA: 17.9% |
17.5%±1.7Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Webster and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 52.8%Highest MA: 47.3% |
25.3%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
34% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1.8Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.8%±1.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
5.7%±1.3 MA: 7.9% |
| Webster and West Springfield Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $147,125±$25kHighest 42% above MA |
$72,895±$6k 30% below MA |
$69,371±$7kLowest 33% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $523,100±$47kHighest 7% below MA |
$361,500±$12k 36% below MA |
$321,500±$16kLowest 43% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,190±$401 32% below MA |
$1,228±$81Highest 30% below MA |
$1,144±$68Lowest 35% below MA |
| Webster and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,763Highest 13% above MA |
$3,999Lowest 33% below MA |
$4,380 27% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.5%±24.4 MA: 51.8% |
45.7%±6.7Lowest MA: 51.8% |
60.1%±9.1Highest MA: 51.8% |
| West Springfield Town and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
12.7%Highest MA: 10% |
11.9% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
59.8% MA: 62.5% |
58.5%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
1962 2 yrs older than MA |
1958Lowest 6 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min about the MA average |
31 minHighest 5% above MA |
19 minLowest 34% below MA |
| Work from home | 22.7%±4.1Highest MA: 18.6% |
8%±2.5Lowest MA: 18.6% |
10.4%±2.4 MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #105 of 282 in MA | #271 of 282 in MA | #218 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Sutton | Webster | West Springfield |
| High school in town | Sutton High School | Bartlett High School | West Springfield High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.6 |
11.6Lowest |
13.1Highest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.