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Webster vs Bartlett 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 kids (19.6% under 18).
Bartlett has the oldest population (median age 57.4).
Clinton has the highest household income ($90k).
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 | Bartlett | Clinton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 17,748Highest |
3,281Lowest |
15,563 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+14.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+13.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39.9±2.9 about the U.S. average |
57.4±4.7Highest 48% above U.S. |
38.6±2.7Lowest about the U.S. average |
| Kids under 18 | 19.6%±2.9Highest U.S.: 22% |
7.5%±2.7Lowest U.S.: 22% |
17.8%±2.5 U.S.: 22% |
| Webster and Clinton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.6%±2.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
36.1%±9.6Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
14.5%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.3%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
36.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
36.6%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.8%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
0.1%±0.4Lowest 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 | $72,895±$6k 10% below U.S. |
$59,754±$9kLowest 26% below U.S. |
$89,781±$10kHighest 11% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $361,500±$12kLowest 9% above U.S. |
$371,400±$78k 12% above U.S. |
$387,300±$19kHighest 16% above U.S. |
| Clinton and Bartlett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,228±$81Lowest 13% below U.S. |
$1,676±$97Highest 19% above U.S. |
$1,402±$76 about the U.S. average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,999 28% above U.S. |
$2,512Lowest 19% below U.S. |
$4,654Highest 49% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.7%±6.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
68.5%±37.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
40.3%±6.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Bartlett and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
10.5% U.S.: 12.5% |
8.6%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 59.8% U.S.: 65.2% |
79%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
54.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1962 18 yrs older than U.S. |
1982Highest 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
1956Lowest 24 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 16% above U.S. |
31 minHighest 16% above U.S. |
30 minLowest 13% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 8%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
13.5%±7.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
14.2%±4.2Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Clinton and Bartlett 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 | #74 of 120 in NH | #246 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Webster | Bartlett School District | Clinton |
| High school in town | Bartlett High School | None in town | Clinton Senior High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.6Lowest |
— | 12.8Highest |
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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.