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Webster vs Sturbridge vs Georgetown
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 renters (40.2% rent).
Sturbridge has the oldest population (median age 47.2).
Georgetown has the most expensive homes ($651k 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 | Sturbridge | Georgetown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 17,748Highest |
9,960 |
8,474Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6% MA: +7.4% |
+6.5%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+3.5%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39.9±2.9Lowest about the MA average |
47.2±2.6Highest 18% above MA |
42.8±3.5 7% above MA |
| Sturbridge 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 MA: 19.4% |
20.7%±3 MA: 19.4% |
23.5%±3.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Georgetown and Sturbridge 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% |
19.8%±3Highest MA: 17.9% |
18.5%±2.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Sturbridge 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%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
49.3% MA: 47.3% |
56.1%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.8%±1.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.6%±1.5 MA: 7.9% |
3.7%±1.6Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Webster and Sturbridge 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 |
$136,759±$15k 32% above MA |
$151,595±$23kHighest 46% above MA |
| Georgetown and Sturbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $361,500±$12kLowest 36% below MA |
$425,800±$18k 24% below MA |
$651,200±$23kHighest 16% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,228±$81 30% below MA |
$1,193±$398Lowest 32% below MA |
$2,223±$506Highest 26% above MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,999Lowest 33% below MA |
$6,520 9% above MA |
$7,272Highest 21% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.7%±6.7 MA: 51.8% |
42%±17.7Lowest MA: 51.8% |
53.7%±22.5Highest MA: 51.8% |
| 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 MA: 10% |
3.7%Lowest MA: 10% |
3.8% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 59.8%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
86.3%Highest MA: 62.5% |
84% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1962Lowest 2 yrs older than MA |
1982Highest 18 yrs newer than MA |
1974 10 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minLowest 5% above MA |
38 minHighest 30% above MA |
34 min 15% above MA |
| Work from home | 8%±2.5Lowest MA: 18.6% |
19.8%±4.8 MA: 18.6% |
20.2%±3.8Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Georgetown and Sturbridge 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 | #89 of 282 in MA | #140 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Webster | Sturbridge · Tantasqua | Georgetown |
| High school in town | Bartlett High School | Tantasqua Regional Sr High | Georgetown High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.6Highest |
7.7Lowest |
9.3 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.