Williamsburg ranks #9 in Massachusetts for library borrowing
Williamsburg is ranked on 36 lists against the 284 Massachusetts towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 10.
Wetter than 98% of Massachusetts
Not better or worse, just Williamsburg’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Williamsburg does best on
Each list ranks every MA town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Williamsburg marked.
Williamsburg lands in the top half on 17 of 24 lists
Each dot is Williamsburg’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in MA, the right end is last. Areas where Williamsburg does best come first.
Williamsburg out-ranks every neighbor it can be compared with
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.
Every MA list, and where Williamsburg lands
41 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Libraries
Most-used libraries#1 Provincetown · 27.5 per resident
#25
Most library borrowing#1 West Tisbury · 34.6 per resident
#9
Best libraries for kids#1 West Tisbury · 115.2 per child
#30 Health
D Healthiest#1 Dover · 100 / 100 #94
Lowest obesity#1 Amherst Town · 19%
#41
Fewest smokers#1 Lexington · 6%
#91
D
Most active#1 Dover · 12%
#56
Fewest uninsured#1 Manchester-by-the-Sea · 2%
#24
Lowest depression#1 Lexington · 20%
#196
Closest to a top hospital#1 Milford · 0.0 mi
#233 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Edgartown · 11.5 min
#56 
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 North Adams · 1.9 yrs
#56
Cheapest rent#1 Plympton · $555/mo
#94
D
Lowest property tax#1 Dennis · $2,877/yr
#122
Rent easiest to afford#1 Uxbridge · 25.6%
People
Most educated#1 Wellesley · 89%
#76
Youngest#1 Amherst Town · 21.4
#247
Oldest#1 Orleans · 64.7
#39
Most residents 65+#1 Orleans · 49.3%
#74
Most kids#1 Hopkinton · 29.5%
#183 
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Provincetown · 68.4%
#67
Most trails#1 Stoneham · 5.9 mi / sq mi
#170
Most walkable#1 Somerville · 306 / sq mi
#282 
The number on the right is Williamsburg’s spot. All of Massachusetts’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
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The lists count what can be counted. Neighbors know the rest.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
- 2,500+ residents. Census estimates for smaller towns carry margins of error too wide to rank fairly, so they sit out every MA list.
- One town, one row. A city that is both a city and a town in Census data, or a village inside a town, is counted once.
- Ties share a rank. Towns on one weather station, one school district or one CDC estimate share a figure, so they share a spot (T).
- No “worst” lists. Lists rank toward the good end, and share cards are made only for the top half. Age, snow and the like are character, not grades.
U.S. Census Bureau (American Community Survey 5-year, 2010 and 2020 censuses, Building Permits Survey), U.S. Department of Education, FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, CDC PLACES, Medicare Care Compare, IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FHFA House Price Index, NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. Each list explains its own method.