Westminster, MA

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WestminsterMA averageUS Census ACS

Population

115,546

Per-capita income

$51,982

Median home value

$497,400

Bachelor's or higher

44%

Typical home value $550,892 +2.8% yr/yr · +31.4% 5-yr

Home-value trend 2000–2026 (Zillow ZHVI)

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Municipal budget

US Census Annual Survey of Local Government Finances

Total revenue$355.9M (FY2023)

Total spending$282.8M (FY2023)

Taxes$189.9M (FY2023)

Debt outstanding$322.6M (FY2023)

Spending per resident$2,469 (FY2023)

Development activity

Housing units permitted — US Census Building Permits Survey

2025171 housing units ($55.8M)

🗳️ How this town voted (59 contests)

Official town-by-town returns — MA Secretary of the Commonwealth (PD43+). ✓ marks this town's plurality choice.

U.S. Senate 2024-11-05

John Deaton ✓ 2,926 · Elizabeth Ann Warren 2,345

U.S. House — 3rd Congressional 2024-11-05

Lori Loureiro Trahan ✓ 3,322

U.S. House — 2nd Congressional 2024-11-05

James P. McGovern ✓ 239 · Cornelius Shea 203

State Senate — Worcester & Hampshire 2024-11-05

Peter J. Durant ✓ 3,043 · Sheila H. Dibb 2,053

State Representative — 1st Worcester 2024-11-05

Kimberly N. Ferguson ✓ 3,263 · Anthony L. Ferrante 1,468

Register of Deeds — Worcester Northern 2024-11-05

Kathleen Reynolds Daigneault ✓ 3,615

President 2024-11-05

Trump/ Vance ✓ 2,640 · Harris/ Walz 2,588 · Oliver/ Ter Maat 40 · Ayyadurai/ Ellis 37 · Stein/ Caballero-Roca 23 · De La Cruz/ Garcia 10

Governor's Council — 7th 2024-11-05

Andrew J. Couture ✓ 2,761 · Paul M. Depalo 2,300

Clerk of Courts — Worcester County 2024-11-05

Dennis P. McManus ✓ 3,615

U.S. Senate 2024-09-03

Elizabeth Ann Warren ✓ 485

U.S. Senate 2024-09-03

Showing the 30 most recent meetings of 236 on record. See the yearly meeting archives below for the full history.

💰 Federal awards (top 3 by amount)

Largest recent federal contract/grant awards to recipients in this city (2023–present), via USAspending.gov.

$38,370	FITCHBURG WELDING CO INC Smithsonian Institution · GCLEF GSE SUPPORT HARDWARE
$20,536	FITCHBURG WELDING CO INC Smithsonian Institution · .
$20,000	INSTITUTE FOR SOLUTION-FOCUSED THERAPY, LLC. Department of Defense · FORT LIBERTY ARMY CHAPLAIN TRAINING

Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury) — federal awards only, not city budgets.

🌐 County-level context (Jefferson County)

County-level context — from BLS, IRS, FEMA, HUD, Census. These figures cover the whole county this city sits in, not just the city itself.

Traffic fatalities1 (1 pedestrian · 2024)

Fair Market Rent (2BR)$2,140/mo (986 assisted households · 2025)

Adults with low literacy11.6% (low numeracy 18% · 2017)

Sources: BLS LAUS, IRS SOI, FEMA, NHTSA FARS, Census CBP, HUD, NCES PIAAC

City profile

Everything below is drawn from this city’s own public record and primary-source government data. AI-written summaries are a finding aid, not a citable quote.

$355.9M

Annual budget

$322.6M

Debt outstanding

The money — in

source: Census gov-finance & state comptroller

Budget

Revenue$355.9M

Spending$282.8M

Revenue ran ahead of operating spending this year.

Debt load MODERATE

Outstanding debt$322.6M

Debt-to-revenue0.91×

Debt-load index50 / 100

A debt-load indicator (national percentile of debt, deficit & aid-reliance) — not a solvency verdict. Cross-checked against official state fiscal-stress scores where they exist.

Where it’s happening

geocoded land-use decisions

🗺 Interactive map

Every rezoning, development approval, and permit — explore the geocoded records in the research explorer.

Meeting archives

2022 (100 meetings)
2021 (95 meetings)

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