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Webster vs Tunbridge 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).
Tunbridge has the most people working from home (25.8%).
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 | Tunbridge | Clinton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,228 |
1,253Lowest |
15,563Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.9% U.S.: +7.4% |
+4.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+13.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 37.2±2.1Lowest 4% below U.S. |
42.7±8.3Highest 10% above U.S. |
38.6±2.7 about the U.S. average |
| Tunbridge 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 U.S.: 22% |
21.1%±4.4 U.S.: 22% |
17.8%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Webster and Tunbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.7%±2.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
20.9%±1.6Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
14.5%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 18.8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
42.9%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
36.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6%±1.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.6%±2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
6.9%±2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| 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 21% below U.S. |
$89,464±$26k 11% above U.S. |
$89,781±$10kHighest 11% above U.S. |
| Clinton and Tunbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $333,100±$14k about the U.S. average |
$315,300±$23kLowest 5% below U.S. |
$387,300±$19kHighest 16% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,198±$85Lowest 15% below U.S. |
$1,346±$128 5% below U.S. |
$1,402±$76Highest about the U.S. average |
| Clinton and Tunbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,234Lowest 4% above U.S. |
$4,645 49% above U.S. |
$4,654Highest 49% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.1%±7.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
76.7%±100Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
40.3%±6.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Tunbridge 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% |
14.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
8.6%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 45.5%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
84.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
54.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1954Lowest 26 yrs older than U.S. |
1981Highest 1 yr newer than U.S. |
1956 24 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 4% above U.S. |
31 minHighest 16% above U.S. |
30 min 13% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 7.1%±2.9Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
25.8%±8.2Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
14.2%±4.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Tunbridge and Clinton 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 | — | First Branch Unified School District #82 | 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.