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Weweantic vs Webster vs Chesterfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Weweantic has the shortest commute (22 min average).
Webster has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6%).
Chesterfield has the most people working from home (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 | Weweantic | Webster | Chesterfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,452 |
17,748Highest |
1,055Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.2% MA: +7.4% |
+6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-2.9%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.4±13.9Highest 11% above MA |
39.9±2.9Lowest about the MA average |
44.3±7.6 11% above MA |
| Weweantic and Chesterfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 11.2%±7.9Lowest MA: 19.4% |
19.6%±2.9Highest MA: 19.4% |
19.1%±5.1 MA: 19.4% |
| Webster and Chesterfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.3%±6.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
19.6%±2.5 MA: 17.9% |
24.3%±4.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Chesterfield and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.6% MA: 47.3% |
25.3%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
34.3%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 10.1%±8.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
5.8%±1.6 MA: 7.9% |
2.7%±1.9Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Weweantic and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $62,481±$39kLowest 40% below MA |
$72,895±$6k 30% below MA |
$103,967±$11kHighest about the MA average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $420,800±$42kHighest 25% below MA |
$361,500±$12kLowest 36% below MA |
$390,800±$48k 30% below MA |
| Weweantic and Chesterfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,228±$81Highest 30% below MA |
$1,078±$409Lowest 39% below MA |
| Webster and Chesterfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,764Lowest 37% below MA |
$3,999 33% below MA |
$5,969Highest about the MA average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
45.7%±6.7Highest MA: 51.8% |
10.3%±84.4 MA: 51.8% |
| Webster and Chesterfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 0%Lowest MA: 10% |
12.7%Highest MA: 10% |
6.4% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.7% MA: 62.5% |
59.8%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
92.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973 9 yrs newer than MA |
1962Lowest 2 yrs older than MA |
1976Highest 12 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 24% below MA |
31 min 5% above MA |
31 minHighest 7% above MA |
| Work from home | 3.6%±3.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
8%±2.5 MA: 18.6% |
13.4%±6.7Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Chesterfield 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 | — |
| School district | — | Webster | Chesterfield-Goshen |
| High school in town | — | Bartlett High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.6 |
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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.