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Webster vs Chilmark vs Whitman 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 affordable homes ($362k median).
Chilmark has the most expensive homes ($1895k median).
Whitman has the most kids (21.1% under 18).
Clinton has the most renters (45.3% rent).
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 | Chilmark | Whitman | Clinton |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 17,748Highest |
1,578Lowest |
15,295 |
15,563 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6% MA: +7.4% |
+40%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+4.4%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+13.4% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39.9±2.9 about the MA average |
53.6±8.1Highest 34% above MA |
40.4±1.8 about the MA average |
38.6±2.7Lowest 4% below MA |
| Kids under 18 | 19.6%±2.9 MA: 19.4% |
16.7%±4.3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
21.1%±3.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
17.8%±2.5 MA: 19.4% |
| Whitman and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 19.6%±2.5 MA: 17.9% |
36.2%±12.4Highest MA: 17.9% |
15.5%±2.1 MA: 17.9% |
14.5%±2.8Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.3%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
68.1%Highest MA: 47.3% |
31.3% MA: 47.3% |
36.6% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.8%±1.6 MA: 7.9% |
2.7%±2.6Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.1%±1.2 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 | $72,895±$6kLowest 30% below MA |
$168,750±$28kHighest 62% above MA |
$108,933±$14k 5% above MA |
$89,781±$10k 14% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $361,500±$12kLowest 36% below MA |
$1,895,300±$281kHighest 237% above MA |
$472,700±$12k 16% below MA |
$387,300±$19k 31% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,228±$81Lowest 30% below MA |
$2,750±$2kHighest 56% above MA |
$1,771±$151 about the MA average |
$1,402±$76 20% below MA |
| Chilmark and Whitman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,999Lowest 33% below MA |
$4,485 25% below MA |
$5,824Highest about the MA average |
$4,654 22% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.7%±6.7 MA: 51.8% |
30.8%±59.9Lowest MA: 51.8% |
61.9%±13.4Highest MA: 51.8% |
40.3%±6.4 MA: 51.8% |
| Whitman 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 MA: 10% |
4.1%Lowest MA: 10% |
7.9% MA: 10% |
8.6% MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 59.8% MA: 62.5% |
89.4%Highest MA: 62.5% |
71.4% MA: 62.5% |
54.7%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1962 2 yrs older than MA |
1984Highest 20 yrs newer than MA |
1957 7 yrs older than MA |
1956Lowest 8 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 5% above MA |
32 min 8% above MA |
36 minHighest 24% above MA |
30 minLowest about the MA average |
| Work from home | 8%±2.5Lowest MA: 18.6% |
25.7%±11Highest MA: 18.6% |
10.8%±2.4 MA: 18.6% |
14.2%±4.2 MA: 18.6% |
| Chilmark 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 | — | #191 of 282 in MA | #246 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Webster | Up-Island Regional | Whitman-Hanson | Clinton |
| High school in town | Bartlett High School | None in town | 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 | 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.