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Webster vs Florida vs Webster
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 people working from home (8%).
Florida has the most homeowners (91.3%).
Webster has the most renters (54.5% 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 | Florida | Webster |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 17,748Highest |
668Lowest |
12,228 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6% MA: +7.4% |
-7.7%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+6.9%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39.9±2.9 about the MA average |
56.1±4.4Highest 40% above MA |
37.2±2.1Lowest 7% below MA |
| Kids under 18 | 19.6%±2.9 MA: 19.4% |
11.5%±3.1Lowest MA: 19.4% |
21.8%±3.6Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Webster 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% |
30.1%±4.6Highest MA: 17.9% |
15.7%±2.5Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.3%Highest MA: 47.3% |
24.3% MA: 47.3% |
18.8%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.8%±1.6 MA: 7.9% |
4.2%±2.6Lowest MA: 7.9% |
6%±1.8Highest 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 | $72,895±$6k 30% below MA |
$86,875±$17kHighest 16% below MA |
$63,837±$8kLowest 39% below MA |
| Florida and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $361,500±$12kHighest 36% below MA |
$246,800±$19kLowest 56% below MA |
$333,100±$14k 41% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,228±$81Highest 30% below MA |
$867±$256Lowest 51% below MA |
$1,198±$85 32% below MA |
| Webster and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,999Highest 33% below MA |
$1,894Lowest 68% below MA |
$3,234 46% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.7%±6.7 MA: 51.8% |
16.7%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
46.1%±7.4Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Webster and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.7% MA: 10% |
5.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
16%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 59.8% MA: 62.5% |
91.3%Highest MA: 62.5% |
45.5%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1962 2 yrs older than MA |
1978Highest 14 yrs newer than MA |
1954Lowest 10 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 5% above MA |
26 minLowest 10% below MA |
28 min 5% below MA |
| Work from home | 8%±2.5Highest MA: 18.6% |
6.4%±2.6Lowest MA: 18.6% |
7.1%±2.9 MA: 18.6% |
| Webster 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 |
| School district | Webster | Florida | — |
| High school in town | Bartlett High School | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.6 |
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| Old photos in History | 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.