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Webster vs Westminster vs Brooklyn
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).
Westminster has the most expensive homes ($422k median).
Brooklyn has the most affordable homes ($315k 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 | Westminster | Brooklyn |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,228Highest |
8,374Lowest |
8,517 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+12.9%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 37.2±2.1Lowest 4% below U.S. |
48.3±4.6Highest 24% above U.S. |
45.6±2.5 17% above U.S. |
| Westminster and Brooklyn 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% |
21.3%±4.4 U.S.: 22% |
20.6%±4.6Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Webster and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.7%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
26%±5.7Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.6%±2.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Westminster and Brooklyn 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 U.S.: 35.7% |
45.9%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
23.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6%±1.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.8%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.4%±1.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Webster and Brooklyn 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. |
$106,331±$22kHighest 32% above U.S. |
$96,207±$15k 19% above U.S. |
| Westminster and Brooklyn 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 |
$422,000±$36kHighest 27% above U.S. |
$315,200±$28kLowest 5% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,198±$85 15% below U.S. |
$1,843±$268Highest 30% above U.S. |
$1,125±$98Lowest 20% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,234Lowest 4% above U.S. |
$4,973Highest 59% above U.S. |
$4,538 45% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.1%±7.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
60%±27.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
38.5%±19.3Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Westminster 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% |
2.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
2.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 45.5%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
87.6%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
81.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1954Lowest 26 yrs older than U.S. |
1977 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1978Highest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 4% above U.S. |
27 min about the U.S. average |
27 minLowest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 7.1%±2.9Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.5%±4.2Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
10.7%±5.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Westminster and Brooklyn 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 | #112 of 282 in MA | #113 of 149 in CT |
| School district | — | Ashburnham-Westminster | Brooklyn School District |
| High school in town | — | Oakmont Regional High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 13.6 |
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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.