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Webster vs Georgetown 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 (40.2% rent).
Georgetown has the most people working from home (20.2%).
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 | Georgetown | Brooklyn |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 17,748Highest |
8,474Lowest |
8,517 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 39.9±2.9Lowest about the U.S. average |
42.8±3.5 10% above U.S. |
45.6±2.5Highest 17% above U.S. |
| Brooklyn and Georgetown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.6%±2.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
23.5%±3.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
20.6%±4.6 U.S.: 22% |
| Georgetown and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.6%±2.5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.5%±2.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
17.6%±2.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Webster and Georgetown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
56.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
23.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.8%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.7%±1.6Lowest 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 | $72,895±$6kLowest 10% below U.S. |
$151,595±$23kHighest 88% above U.S. |
$96,207±$15k 19% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $361,500±$12k 9% above U.S. |
$651,200±$23kHighest 96% above U.S. |
$315,200±$28kLowest 5% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,228±$81 13% below U.S. |
$2,223±$506Highest 57% above U.S. |
$1,125±$98Lowest 20% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,999Lowest 28% above U.S. |
$7,272Highest 133% above U.S. |
$4,538 45% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.7%±6.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
53.7%±22.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
38.5%±19.3Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Georgetown 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% |
3.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
2.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 59.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
84%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
81.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1962Lowest 18 yrs older than U.S. |
1974 6 yrs older than U.S. |
1978Highest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 16% above U.S. |
34 minHighest 27% above U.S. |
27 minLowest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 8%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
20.2%±3.8Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
10.7%±5.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #271 of 282 in MA | #140 of 282 in MA | #113 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Webster | Georgetown | Brooklyn School District |
| High school in town | Bartlett High School | Georgetown High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.6Highest |
9.3Lowest |
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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.