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Webster vs Webster vs West Springfield Town
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).
Webster has the most renters (54.5% rent).
West Springfield Town has the most people working from home (10.4%).
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 | Webster | West Springfield Town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 17,748 |
12,228Lowest |
28,772Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6% MA: +7.4% |
+6.9%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+1.6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39.9±2.9 about the MA average |
37.2±2.1Lowest 7% below MA |
40.1±2.6Highest about the MA average |
| West Springfield Town 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% |
21.8%±3.6Highest MA: 19.4% |
18.9%±2.3Lowest 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%±2.5Highest MA: 17.9% |
15.7%±2.5Lowest MA: 17.9% |
17.5%±1.7 MA: 17.9% |
| Webster and West Springfield Town 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% |
18.8%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
34%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.8%±1.6 MA: 7.9% |
6%±1.8Highest MA: 7.9% |
5.7%±1.3Lowest 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 |
$63,837±$8kLowest 39% below MA |
$69,371±$7k 33% below MA |
| Webster and West Springfield Town 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 |
$333,100±$14k 41% below MA |
$321,500±$16kLowest 43% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,228±$81Highest 30% below MA |
$1,198±$85 32% below MA |
$1,144±$68Lowest 35% 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 | $3,999 33% below MA |
$3,234Lowest 46% below MA |
$4,380Highest 27% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.7%±6.7Lowest MA: 51.8% |
46.1%±7.4 MA: 51.8% |
60.1%±9.1Highest MA: 51.8% |
| West Springfield Town 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% |
16%Highest MA: 10% |
11.9%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 59.8%Highest MA: 62.5% |
45.5%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
58.5% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1962Highest 2 yrs older than MA |
1954Lowest 10 yrs older than MA |
1958 6 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 5% above MA |
28 min 5% below MA |
19 minLowest 34% below MA |
| Work from home | 8%±2.5 MA: 18.6% |
7.1%±2.9Lowest MA: 18.6% |
10.4%±2.4Highest MA: 18.6% |
| West Springfield Town 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 | #218 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Webster | — | West Springfield |
| High school in town | Bartlett High School | — | West Springfield High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.6Lowest |
— | 13.1Highest |
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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.