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Webster vs Newfields vs Clinton
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).
Newfields has the highest household income ($198k).
Clinton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+13.4%).
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 | Newfields | Clinton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,228 |
2,023Lowest |
15,563Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.9% U.S.: +7.4% |
+5.3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+13.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 37.2±2.1Lowest 4% below U.S. |
44.1±1.8Highest 13% above U.S. |
38.6±2.7 about the U.S. average |
| Kids under 18 | 21.8%±3.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
18.9%±1.6 U.S.: 22% |
17.8%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Webster and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.7%±2.5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
13.6%±0.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
14.5%±2.8 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Webster and Clinton 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% |
68.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
36.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
7.5%±7.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
6.9%±2 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Newfields and Clinton 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. |
$197,885±$15kHighest 145% above U.S. |
$89,781±$10k 11% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $333,100±$14kLowest about the U.S. average |
$646,400±$34kHighest 94% above U.S. |
$387,300±$19k 16% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,198±$85Lowest 15% below U.S. |
$1,875±$323Highest 33% above U.S. |
$1,402±$76 about the U.S. average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,234Lowest 4% above U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
$4,654 49% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.1%±7.4Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
43.3%±40.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
40.3%±6.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Webster and Newfields 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% |
2.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.6% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 45.5%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
95.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
54.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1954Lowest 26 yrs older than U.S. |
1991Highest 11 yrs newer than U.S. |
1956 24 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 4% above U.S. |
26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
30 minHighest 13% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 7.1%±2.9Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
25.5%±3.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
14.2%±4.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #271 of 282 in MA | — | #246 of 282 in MA |
| School district | — | Newfields School District | Clinton |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Clinton Senior High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 12.8 |
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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.