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Webster vs Ware 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).
Ware has the most affordable homes ($253k median).
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 | Ware | Clinton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,228 |
6,369Lowest |
15,563Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.9% MA: +7.4% |
+1.6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+13.4%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 37.2±2.1Lowest 7% below MA |
39.8±6Highest about the MA average |
38.6±2.7 4% below MA |
| Ware and Clinton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.8%±3.6 MA: 19.4% |
23.3%±4.4Highest MA: 19.4% |
17.8%±2.5Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Ware 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% |
17.4%±3.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
14.5%±2.8Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Ware and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 18.8% MA: 47.3% |
15.4%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
36.6%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6%±1.8 MA: 7.9% |
3.7%±1.9Lowest 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±$8k 39% below MA |
$45,158±$11kLowest 57% below MA |
$89,781±$10kHighest 14% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $333,100±$14k 41% below MA |
$253,400±$31kLowest 55% below MA |
$387,300±$19kHighest 31% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,198±$85 32% below MA |
$1,039±$104Lowest 41% below MA |
$1,402±$76Highest 20% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,234Lowest 46% below MA |
$3,408 43% below MA |
$4,654Highest 22% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.1%±7.4 MA: 51.8% |
64.5%±17.3Highest MA: 51.8% |
40.3%±6.4Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Ware 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% |
14.1% MA: 10% |
8.6%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 45.5%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
57.4%Highest MA: 62.5% |
54.7% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1954 10 yrs older than MA |
1938Lowest 26 yrs older than MA |
1956Highest 8 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 5% below MA |
27 minLowest 9% below MA |
30 minHighest about the MA average |
| Work from home | 7.1%±2.9Lowest MA: 18.6% |
16.6%±5Highest MA: 18.6% |
14.2%±4.2 MA: 18.6% |
| Ware 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 | #267 of 282 in MA | #246 of 282 in MA |
| School district | — | — | Clinton |
| High school 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 |
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.