Compare towns
Wales vs Webster vs Holland
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Wales has the most people working from home (13.6%).
Webster has the most renters (54.5% rent).
Holland has the oldest population (median age 51.9).
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 | Wales | Webster | Holland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,929Lowest |
12,228Highest |
2,583 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.3%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+6.9%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+4.9% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.3±4.7 6% above MA |
37.2±2.1Lowest 7% below MA |
51.9±7.8Highest 30% above MA |
| Holland and Wales are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.1%±5.2Highest MA: 19.4% |
21.8%±3.6 MA: 19.4% |
15.8%±4.8Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Wales and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.2%±2 MA: 17.9% |
15.7%±2.5Lowest MA: 17.9% |
27.8%±4Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.4% MA: 47.3% |
18.8%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
35.3%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±1.5Lowest MA: 7.9% |
6%±1.8Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.9%±3.5 MA: 7.9% |
| Webster and Holland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $89,006±$6k 14% below MA |
$63,837±$8kLowest 39% below MA |
$91,979±$12kHighest 12% below MA |
| Holland and Wales are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $296,200±$26kLowest 47% below MA |
$333,100±$14k 41% below MA |
$333,600±$33kHighest 41% below MA |
| Holland and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,104±$242Lowest 37% below MA |
$1,198±$85 32% below MA |
$1,750±$209Highest about the MA average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,534Highest 24% below MA |
$3,234Lowest 46% below MA |
$4,279 29% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58%±20.8Highest MA: 51.8% |
46.1%±7.4Lowest MA: 51.8% |
57.6%±100 MA: 51.8% |
| Wales and Holland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.1%Lowest MA: 10% |
16%Highest MA: 10% |
5.9% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.4% MA: 62.5% |
45.5%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
95%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 19 yrs newer than MA |
1954Lowest 10 yrs older than MA |
1972 8 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 min 19% above MA |
28 minLowest 5% below MA |
36 minHighest 24% above MA |
| Work from home | 13.6%±5.7Highest MA: 18.6% |
7.1%±2.9Lowest MA: 18.6% |
12%±4 MA: 18.6% |
| Wales and Holland 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 | #182 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Wales | — | Holland |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in History | 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.