Northborough vs Webster

A side-by-side comparison of Northborough and Webster: population, income, housing, and more.

Northborough and Webster are places in Massachusetts. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Webster has the higher population (12,300 vs 6,720 in Northborough). Northborough has the higher median household income ($154,926 vs $60,384 in Webster). Northborough has the higher median home value ($553,700 vs $303,900 in Webster).

Population, income & housing

	Northborough	Webster
Population	6,720	12,300
Median age	48.5 yrs	36.4 yrs
Median household income	$154,926	$60,384
Median home value	$553,700	$303,900
Median gross rent	$1,219	$1,112
Housing units	2,598	5,541
Homeownership rate	84.1%	43.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	66.8%	18.8%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	9.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Northborough	Webster
Population	6,298 → 6,720 (+6.7%)	11,943 → 12,300 (+3.0%)
Median household income	$114,303 → $154,926 (+35.5%)	$49,051 → $60,384 (+23.1%)
Median home value	$414,100 → $553,700 (+33.7%)	$202,900 → $303,900 (+49.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,176 → $1,219 (+3.7%)	$909 → $1,112 (+22.3%)

Northborough

Population

6,2986,720

Median household income

$114,303$154,926

Median home value

$414,100$553,700

Median gross rent

$1,176$1,219

Webster

Population

11,94312,300

Median household income

$49,051$60,384

Median home value

$202,900$303,900

Median gross rent

$909$1,112

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Northborough	Webster
Under 5	5.1%	5.5%
5 to 17	16.6%	16.7%
18 to 24	5.4%	10.3%
25 to 34	6.6%	15.3%
35 to 44	10.3%	13.2%
45 to 54	23.0%	12.6%
55 to 64	13.3%	11.7%
65 to 74	11.6%	7.8%
75 and over	8.0%	6.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Northborough	Webster
White (non-Hispanic)	80.3%	62.1%
Black or African American	2.6%	6.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.3%
Asian	5.7%	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	3.6%	1.0%
Two or more races	3.2%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	4.4%	25.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Northborough	Webster
No high school diploma	3.8%	9.1%
High school graduate	11.6%	35.6%
Some college or associate's	17.8%	36.6%
Bachelor's degree	32.9%	13.0%
Graduate or professional degree	33.9%	5.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Northborough	Webster
Drove alone	70.9%	79.5%
Carpooled	2.2%	5.9%
Public transit	1.2%	0.9%
Walked	1.2%	3.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	22.8%	5.7%
Other means	1.7%	4.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Northborough	Webster
1-unit, detached	77.4%	33.6%
1-unit, attached	7.0%	4.0%
2 to 4 units	9.6%	44.0%
5 to 19 units	4.0%	14.5%
20 or more units	2.0%	3.3%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.6%

Poverty & households

	Northborough	Webster
Poverty rate	2.0%	19.7%
Average household size	2.56	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	29	27
Median year structure built	1971	1953