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Webster vs Middlefield vs Webster
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
Bordering WebsterDudley
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Webster has the most renters (54.5% rent).
Middlefield has the most homeowners (86.5%).
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 | Middlefield | Webster |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,228 |
4,243Lowest |
17,748Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.9%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | +6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 37.2±2.1Lowest 4% below U.S. |
51.6±1.9Highest 33% above U.S. |
39.9±2.9 about the U.S. average |
| Kids under 18 | 21.8%±3.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
13.9%±4.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19.6%±2.9 U.S.: 22% |
| Webster and Webster 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% |
25.5%±7.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.6%±2.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Middlefield and Webster 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% |
41.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
25.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6%±1.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.7%±2.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.8%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Webster and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $63,837±$8kLowest 21% below U.S. |
$99,837±$20kHighest 24% above U.S. |
$72,895±$6k 10% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $333,100±$14kLowest about the U.S. average |
$376,000±$27kHighest 13% above U.S. |
$361,500±$12k 9% above U.S. |
| Middlefield and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,198±$85Lowest 15% below U.S. |
$3,501Highest 148% above U.S. |
$1,228±$81 13% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,234Lowest 4% above U.S. |
$6,853Highest 120% above U.S. |
$3,999 28% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.1%±7.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
85.4%±52.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
45.7%±6.7Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Middlefield and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 16%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.1%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
12.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 45.5%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
86.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
59.8% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1954Lowest 26 yrs older than U.S. |
1961 19 yrs older than U.S. |
1962Highest 18 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 4% above U.S. |
25 minLowest 6% below U.S. |
31 minHighest 16% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 7.1%±2.9Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
10.9%±4.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
8%±2.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Middlefield and Webster 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 | #65 of 149 in CT | #271 of 282 in MA |
| School district | — | Regional School District 13 | 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.