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Webster vs Washington 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).
Washington has the most expensive homes ($660k median).
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 | Washington | Clinton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,228 |
3,676Lowest |
15,563Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | +13.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 37.2±2.1Lowest 4% below U.S. |
49.9±5.5Highest 28% above U.S. |
38.6±2.7 about the U.S. average |
| Kids under 18 | 21.8%±3.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
19%±4.7 U.S.: 22% |
17.8%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Webster and Washington 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% |
26.9%±5.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
14.5%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 18.8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
53.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
36.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
6.4%±3.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
6.9%±2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Clinton and Washington 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. |
$101,549±$16kHighest 26% above U.S. |
$89,781±$10k 11% above U.S. |
| Washington and Clinton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $333,100±$14kLowest about the U.S. average |
$660,200±$130kHighest 98% above U.S. |
$387,300±$19k 16% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,198±$85Lowest 15% below U.S. |
$1,204±$264 15% below U.S. |
$1,402±$76Highest about the U.S. average |
| Clinton and Washington 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. |
$4,709Highest 51% above U.S. |
$4,654 49% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.1%±7.4Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
26.1%±24Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
40.3%±6.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
| 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 U.S.: 12.5% |
9% U.S.: 12.5% |
8.6%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 45.5%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
79%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
54.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1954Lowest 26 yrs older than U.S. |
1971Highest 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1956 24 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 4% above U.S. |
26 minLowest 3% below U.S. |
30 minHighest 13% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 7.1%±2.9Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
20.1%±9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
14.2%±4.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Washington 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 | #17 of 149 in CT | #246 of 282 in MA |
| School district | — | Regional School District 12 | Clinton |
| High school in town | — | Shepaug Valley School | Clinton Senior High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.1Lowest |
12.8Highest |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.