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Webster vs Northampton vs Clinton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Webster has the most kids (21.8% under 18).
Northampton has the most people working from home (24.1%).
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 | Northampton | Clinton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,228Lowest |
30,962Highest |
15,563 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.9% MA: +7.4% |
+3.6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+13.4%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 37.2±2.1Lowest 7% below MA |
41.3±2.2Highest 3% above MA |
38.6±2.7 4% below MA |
| Northampton and Clinton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.8%±3.6Highest MA: 19.4% |
16%±1.8Lowest MA: 19.4% |
17.8%±2.5 MA: 19.4% |
| Webster and Clinton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.7%±2.5 MA: 17.9% |
20.4%±1.7Highest MA: 17.9% |
14.5%±2.8Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 18.8%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
62.7%Highest MA: 47.3% |
36.6% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6%±1.8Lowest MA: 7.9% |
14%±1.4Highest MA: 7.9% |
6.9%±2 MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $63,837±$8kLowest 39% below MA |
$80,288±$6k 23% below MA |
$89,781±$10kHighest 14% below MA |
| Clinton and Northampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $333,100±$14kLowest 41% below MA |
$429,700±$17kHighest 24% below MA |
$387,300±$19k 31% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,198±$85Lowest 32% below MA |
$1,439±$75Highest 18% below MA |
$1,402±$76 20% below MA |
| Northampton and Clinton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,234Lowest 46% below MA |
$5,680Highest 5% below MA |
$4,654 22% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.1%±7.4 MA: 51.8% |
57.6%±6.7Highest MA: 51.8% |
40.3%±6.4Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Northampton and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 16%Highest MA: 10% |
13.4% MA: 10% |
8.6%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 45.5%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
57.3%Highest MA: 62.5% |
54.7% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1954Lowest 10 yrs older than MA |
1955 9 yrs older than MA |
1956Highest 8 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 5% below MA |
21 minLowest 26% below MA |
30 minHighest about the MA average |
| Work from home | 7.1%±2.9Lowest MA: 18.6% |
24.1%±3.4Highest MA: 18.6% |
14.2%±4.2 MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #271 of 282 in MA | #159 of 282 in MA | #246 of 282 in MA |
| School district | — | Northampton · Northampton-Smith Vocational Agricultural | Clinton |
| High school in town | — | Northampton High | Clinton Senior High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.7Highest |
12.8Lowest |
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| 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.