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Webster vs Springfield 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).
Springfield has the shortest commute (20 min average).
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 | Springfield | Clinton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,228Lowest |
154,749Highest |
15,563 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.9% MA: +7.4% |
+1.9%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+13.4%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 37.2±2.1 7% below MA |
33.7±0.5Lowest 16% below MA |
38.6±2.7Highest 4% below MA |
| Clinton and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.8%±3.6 MA: 19.4% |
24.2%±0.9Highest MA: 19.4% |
17.8%±2.5Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Springfield and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.7%±2.5Highest MA: 17.9% |
13.2%±0.7Lowest MA: 17.9% |
14.5%±2.8 MA: 17.9% |
| 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 MA: 47.3% |
20.5% MA: 47.3% |
36.6%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6%±1.8Lowest MA: 7.9% |
7.5%±0.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
6.9%±2 MA: 7.9% |
| Springfield 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±$8k 39% below MA |
$52,656±$2kLowest 49% below MA |
$89,781±$10kHighest 14% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $333,100±$14k 41% below MA |
$245,000±$4kLowest 56% below MA |
$387,300±$19kHighest 31% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,198±$85 32% below MA |
$1,144±$55Lowest 35% below MA |
$1,402±$76Highest 20% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,234Lowest 46% below MA |
$3,695 38% below MA |
$4,654Highest 22% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.1%±7.4 MA: 51.8% |
57.7%±3.1Highest MA: 51.8% |
40.3%±6.4Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Below poverty line | 16% MA: 10% |
25.8%Highest MA: 10% |
8.6%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 45.5%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
49.6% MA: 62.5% |
54.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1954 10 yrs older than MA |
1952Lowest 12 yrs older than MA |
1956Highest 8 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 5% below MA |
20 minLowest 31% below MA |
30 minHighest about the MA average |
| Work from home | 7.1%±2.9Lowest MA: 18.6% |
8.4%±0.9 MA: 18.6% |
14.2%±4.2Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #271 of 282 in MA | #276 of 282 in MA | #246 of 282 in MA |
| School district | — | Springfield | Clinton |
| High school in town | — | Springfield Central High | Clinton Senior High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.2Lowest |
12.8Highest |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.