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Webster vs Rowe 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 renters (54.5% rent).
Rowe has the most homeowners (90.8%).
Clinton has the most people working from home (14.2%).
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 | Rowe | Clinton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,228 |
453Lowest |
15,563Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.9%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
— | +13.4%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 37.2±2.1Lowest 7% below MA |
48.9±6.4Highest 22% above MA |
38.6±2.7 4% below MA |
| Kids under 18 | 21.8%±3.6 MA: 19.4% |
23%±5Highest MA: 19.4% |
17.8%±2.5Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Rowe and Webster 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% |
30.2%±8.1Highest MA: 17.9% |
14.5%±2.8Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 18.8%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
26.2% MA: 47.3% |
36.6%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6%±1.8 MA: 7.9% |
3.3%±2Lowest MA: 7.9% |
6.9%±2Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Clinton 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 39% below MA |
$69,583±$13k 33% below MA |
$89,781±$10kHighest 14% below MA |
| Clinton and Rowe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $333,100±$14k 41% below MA |
$275,000±$41kLowest 51% below MA |
$387,300±$19kHighest 31% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,198±$85Lowest 32% below MA |
$1,313±$576 25% below MA |
$1,402±$76Highest 20% below MA |
| Clinton and Rowe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,234 46% below MA |
$1,458Lowest 76% below MA |
$4,654Highest 22% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.1%±7.4Highest MA: 51.8% |
11.8%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
40.3%±6.4 MA: 51.8% |
| Webster and Clinton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 16%Highest MA: 10% |
15.8% MA: 10% |
8.6%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 45.5%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
90.8%Highest MA: 62.5% |
54.7% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1954Lowest 10 yrs older than MA |
1959Highest 5 yrs older than MA |
1956 8 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 5% below MA |
36 minHighest 22% above MA |
30 min about the MA average |
| Work from home | 7.1%±2.9Lowest MA: 18.6% |
7.2%±3.8 MA: 18.6% |
14.2%±4.2Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Clinton and Rowe 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 | — | #246 of 282 in MA |
| School district | — | Rowe | Clinton |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Clinton Senior High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 12.8 |
| 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.