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Webster vs Killingly vs North Adams vs Webster
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Webster has the most renters (54.5% rent).
Killingly has the most people working from home (11.1%).
North Adams has the shortest commute (17 min average).
Webster has the most expensive 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 | Webster | Killingly | North Adams | Webster |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 12,228Lowest |
17,867Highest |
12,606 |
17,748 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.9%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | -5.4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 37.2±2.1Lowest 4% below U.S. |
39.5±3 about the U.S. average |
44.1±3.5Highest 13% above U.S. |
39.9±2.9 about the U.S. average |
| North Adams and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 21.8%±3.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
19.8%±2.3 U.S.: 22% |
15.7%±2.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19.6%±2.9 U.S.: 22% |
| Webster and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 15.7%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.7%±2.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
21.6%±2.6Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.6%±2.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
| North Adams and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 18.8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
22.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
28.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
25.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6%±1.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.4%±1.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
9.8%±2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.8%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $63,837±$8k 21% below U.S. |
$84,350±$8kHighest 4% above U.S. |
$47,500±$7kLowest 41% below U.S. |
$72,895±$6k 10% below U.S. |
| Killingly and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $333,100±$14k about the U.S. average |
$288,600±$15k 13% below U.S. |
$195,900±$14kLowest 41% below U.S. |
$361,500±$12kHighest 9% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,198±$85 15% below U.S. |
$1,044±$141 26% below U.S. |
$793±$113Lowest 44% below U.S. |
$1,228±$81Highest 13% below U.S. |
| Webster and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,234 4% above U.S. |
$3,922 26% above U.S. |
$3,078Lowest about the U.S. average |
$3,999Highest 28% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.1%±7.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
42.8%±10.9Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
63.7%±11Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
45.7%±6.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
| North Adams and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 16% U.S.: 12.5% |
11.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
18.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
12.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 45.5%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
71.6%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
51% U.S.: 65.2% |
59.8% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1954 26 yrs older than U.S. |
1968Highest 12 yrs older than U.S. |
1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1962 18 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 4% above U.S. |
28 min 6% above U.S. |
17 minLowest 34% below U.S. |
31 minHighest 16% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 7.1%±2.9Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
11.1%±2.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
9.2%±3.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
8%±2.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Killingly and North Adams 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 | #136 of 149 in CT | #268 of 282 in MA | #271 of 282 in MA |
| School district | — | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS | North Adams · Northern Berkshire Regional Vocational Technical | Webster |
| High school in town | — | Killingly High School | Charles McCann Vocational Technical | Bartlett High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.1 |
10.6Lowest |
11.6Highest |
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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.