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Webster vs Montague 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 expensive homes ($362k median).
Montague has the most people working from home (14.9%).
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 | Montague | Webster |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 17,748Highest |
8,482Lowest |
12,228 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6% MA: +7.4% |
+1.7%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+6.9%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39.9±2.9 about the MA average |
44.3±3.1Highest 11% above MA |
37.2±2.1Lowest 7% below MA |
| Montague and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.6%±2.9 MA: 19.4% |
19%±2.8Lowest 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% |
23.5%±3.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
15.7%±2.5Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Montague and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.3% MA: 47.3% |
37.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
18.8%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.8%±1.6 MA: 7.9% |
3.7%±1.3Lowest 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±$6kHighest 30% below MA |
$70,510±$12k 32% below MA |
$63,837±$8kLowest 39% below MA |
| Webster and Montague 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 |
$282,100±$17kLowest 50% below MA |
$333,100±$14k 41% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,228±$81Highest 30% below MA |
$1,207±$115 31% below MA |
$1,198±$85Lowest 32% below MA |
| Webster and Montague 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 |
$3,922 35% below MA |
$3,234Lowest 46% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.7%±6.7Lowest MA: 51.8% |
64.6%±8.6Highest MA: 51.8% |
46.1%±7.4 MA: 51.8% |
| Below poverty line | 12.7% MA: 10% |
11.5%Lowest MA: 10% |
16%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 59.8% MA: 62.5% |
62.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
45.5%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1962Highest 2 yrs older than MA |
1951Lowest 13 yrs older than MA |
1954 10 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 5% above MA |
21 minLowest 28% below MA |
28 min 5% below MA |
| Work from home | 8%±2.5 MA: 18.6% |
14.9%±4.2Highest MA: 18.6% |
7.1%±2.9Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #271 of 282 in MA | #265 of 282 in MA | #271 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Webster | Franklin County Regional Vocational Technical · Gill-Montague | — |
| High school in town | Bartlett High School | Franklin County Technical | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.6Lowest |
11.7Highest |
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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.