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Webster vs Scituate vs Webster vs Clinton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Scituate has the most expensive homes ($848k median).
Webster has the most renters (54.5% rent).
Clinton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+13.4%).
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 | Scituate | Webster | Clinton |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 17,748 |
19,365Highest |
12,228Lowest |
15,563 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6% MA: +7.4% |
+5.1%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+6.9% MA: +7.4% |
+13.4%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39.9±2.9 about the MA average |
47.1±3.1Highest 18% above MA |
37.2±2.1Lowest 7% below MA |
38.6±2.7 4% below MA |
| Kids under 18 | 19.6%±2.9 MA: 19.4% |
22.2%±2.3Highest MA: 19.4% |
21.8%±3.6 MA: 19.4% |
17.8%±2.5Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Scituate 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% |
22.2%±2.5Highest MA: 17.9% |
15.7%±2.5 MA: 17.9% |
14.5%±2.8Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Scituate 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% |
66.8%Highest MA: 47.3% |
18.8%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
36.6% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.8%±1.6 MA: 7.9% |
4.1%±1.6Lowest MA: 7.9% |
6%±1.8 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±$6k 30% below MA |
$136,732±$16kHighest 32% above MA |
$63,837±$8kLowest 39% below MA |
$89,781±$10k 14% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $361,500±$12k 36% below MA |
$847,600±$25kHighest 51% above MA |
$333,100±$14kLowest 41% below MA |
$387,300±$19k 31% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,228±$81 30% below MA |
$1,609±$311Highest 9% below MA |
$1,198±$85Lowest 32% below MA |
$1,402±$76 20% below MA |
| Scituate and Clinton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,999 33% below MA |
$8,807Highest 47% above MA |
$3,234Lowest 46% below MA |
$4,654 22% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.7%±6.7 MA: 51.8% |
52.7%±10.3Highest MA: 51.8% |
46.1%±7.4 MA: 51.8% |
40.3%±6.4Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Scituate 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% |
2.9%Lowest MA: 10% |
16%Highest MA: 10% |
8.6% MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 59.8% MA: 62.5% |
87.8%Highest MA: 62.5% |
45.5%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
54.7% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1962Highest 2 yrs older than MA |
1960 4 yrs older than MA |
1954Lowest 10 yrs older than MA |
1956 8 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 5% above MA |
38 minHighest 31% above MA |
28 minLowest 5% below MA |
30 min about the MA average |
| Work from home | 8%±2.5 MA: 18.6% |
28%±4Highest MA: 18.6% |
7.1%±2.9Lowest MA: 18.6% |
14.2%±4.2 MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #271 of 282 in MA | #43 of 282 in MA | #271 of 282 in MA | #246 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Webster | Scituate | — | Clinton |
| High school in town | Bartlett High School | Scituate High School | — | Clinton Senior High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.6 |
11.3Lowest |
— | 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.