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Webster vs Canton vs Warner
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 homeowners (96%).
Canton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+13%).
Warner has the oldest housing (typical home built 1975).
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 | Canton | Warner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,227Lowest |
24,748Highest |
2,959 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+13%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.7% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.7±7.6Highest 15% above U.S. |
42.6±2.3Lowest 10% above U.S. |
43.7±4 12% above U.S. |
| Webster and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.6%±8 U.S.: 22% |
22.9%±2.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
17.3%±3.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Canton and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.4%±1.3 U.S.: 17.2% |
18.8%±2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.4%±3.5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Warner and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.7%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
67.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
42.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.5%±1 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.3%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Warner and Canton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $107,171±$14k 33% above U.S. |
$143,381±$9kHighest 78% above U.S. |
$94,022±$18kLowest 16% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $338,500±$30kLowest about the U.S. average |
$710,600±$27kHighest 114% above U.S. |
$353,100±$22k 6% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,396±$622 about the U.S. average |
$2,315±$178Highest 64% above U.S. |
$1,219±$123Lowest 14% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,021Lowest 93% above U.S. |
$6,560 110% above U.S. |
$7,650Highest 145% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.6%±71Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
52.4%±9.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
48.7%±21.3Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Webster and Canton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
5.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
73.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
74.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 1 yr older than U.S. |
1980Highest same as U.S. |
1975Lowest 5 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minLowest 16% above U.S. |
36 minHighest 36% above U.S. |
32 min 20% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 17.1%±3.9 U.S.: 15.1% |
25.7%±3.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
16.6%±4.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #81 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Merrimack Valley School District | Blue Hills Regional Vocational Technical · Canton | Kearsarge Regional School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Canton High | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 13.1 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.