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Webster vs Webster vs Winchendon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
Bordering WebsterDudley
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Webster has the most renters (54.5% rent).
Webster has the most expensive homes ($362k median).
Winchendon has the most people working from home (11.2%).
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 | Webster | Winchendon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,228 |
17,748Highest |
10,440Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.9%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+6% MA: +7.4% |
+0.6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 37.2±2.1Lowest 7% below MA |
39.9±2.9Highest about the MA average |
39.6±1.9 about the MA average |
| Webster and Winchendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.8%±3.6Highest MA: 19.4% |
19.6%±2.9Lowest MA: 19.4% |
21.8%±3.9Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 15.7%±2.5Lowest MA: 17.9% |
19.6%±2.5Highest MA: 17.9% |
16.9%±2.7 MA: 17.9% |
| Webster and Winchendon 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% |
25.3%Highest MA: 47.3% |
21.4% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6%±1.8Highest MA: 7.9% |
5.8%±1.6 MA: 7.9% |
4.5%±1.5Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Webster 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 |
$72,895±$6k 30% below MA |
$75,690±$14kHighest 27% below MA |
| Winchendon and Webster 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 |
$361,500±$12kHighest 36% below MA |
$323,800±$19kLowest 42% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,198±$85Lowest 32% below MA |
$1,228±$81 30% below MA |
$1,255±$163Highest 29% below MA |
| Winchendon and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,234Lowest 46% below MA |
$3,999Highest 33% below MA |
$3,780 37% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.1%±7.4 MA: 51.8% |
45.7%±6.7Lowest MA: 51.8% |
61.7%±17.6Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Winchendon and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 16% MA: 10% |
12.7%Lowest MA: 10% |
18.5%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 45.5%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
59.8% MA: 62.5% |
76.6%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1954Lowest 10 yrs older than MA |
1962 2 yrs older than MA |
1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 5% below MA |
31 min 5% above MA |
32 minHighest 11% above MA |
| Work from home | 7.1%±2.9Lowest MA: 18.6% |
8%±2.5 MA: 18.6% |
11.2%±3.1Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Winchendon and Webster 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 | #271 of 282 in MA | #269 of 282 in MA |
| School district | — | Webster | Winchendon |
| High school in town | — | Bartlett High School | Murdock High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.6Highest |
11.3Lowest |
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| 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.