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Tolland vs Webster vs Montgomery
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Tolland has the most people working from home (12.5%).
Webster has the most renters (40.2% rent).
Montgomery has the highest household income ($123k).
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 | Tolland | Webster | Montgomery |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 540Lowest |
17,748Highest |
796 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-2.3%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 51.7±7.2Highest 29% above MA |
39.9±2.9Lowest about the MA average |
49.7±5.8 24% above MA |
| Tolland and Montgomery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.8%±5.5Lowest MA: 19.4% |
19.6%±2.9 MA: 19.4% |
22%±5.8Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Montgomery and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.6%±4.1 MA: 17.9% |
19.6%±2.5Lowest MA: 17.9% |
24.9%±7Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Montgomery and Tolland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.3%Highest MA: 47.3% |
25.3%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
38.1% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.6Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.8%±1.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.3%±1.6 MA: 7.9% |
| Webster and Montgomery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $106,250±$10k about the MA average |
$72,895±$6kLowest 30% below MA |
$123,000±$19kHighest 18% above MA |
| Montgomery and Tolland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $355,700±$22kLowest 37% below MA |
$361,500±$12kHighest 36% below MA |
$357,500±$29k 36% below MA |
| Webster and Montgomery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,228±$81 30% below MA |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,714Lowest 55% below MA |
$3,999 33% below MA |
$4,283Highest 29% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
45.7%±6.7 MA: 51.8% |
50%±100Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Montgomery and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.3% MA: 10% |
12.7%Highest MA: 10% |
1.5%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.4% MA: 62.5% |
59.8%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
96.3%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 15 yrs newer than MA |
1962Lowest 2 yrs older than MA |
1978 14 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 38 minHighest 32% above MA |
31 minLowest 5% above MA |
36 min 23% above MA |
| Work from home | 12.5%±5.9Highest MA: 18.6% |
8%±2.5Lowest MA: 18.6% |
9.4%±6 MA: 18.6% |
| Tolland and Montgomery 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.