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Adams vs Ware vs Westhampton vs Ware
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Adams has the most affordable homes ($210k median).
Ware has the most kids (23.3% under 18).
Westhampton has the highest household income ($100k).
Ware has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2%).
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 | Adams | Ware | Westhampton | Ware |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 8,074 |
6,369 |
1,552Lowest |
10,048Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.8%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+1.6% MA: +7.4% |
+0.9% MA: +7.4% |
+2%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 47.3±3.3 18% above MA |
39.8±6Lowest about the MA average |
49.3±4.9Highest 23% above MA |
43.1±4.7 8% above MA |
| Westhampton and Adams are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 15.7%±3.3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
23.3%±4.4Highest MA: 19.4% |
18%±4.1 MA: 19.4% |
19.1%±3.5 MA: 19.4% |
| Ware and Ware are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 25.2%±3.4 MA: 17.9% |
17.4%±3.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
25.4%±2.8Highest MA: 17.9% |
20.6%±3.4 MA: 17.9% |
| Westhampton and Adams are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.5% MA: 47.3% |
15.4%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
47%Highest MA: 47.3% |
24% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±1.9Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.7%±1.9Lowest MA: 7.9% |
3.7%±2.4Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.4%±2.2 MA: 7.9% |
| Adams and Ware are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $58,929±$6k 43% below MA |
$45,158±$11kLowest 57% below MA |
$100,000±$7kHighest 4% below MA |
$67,475±$15k 35% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $209,900±$15kLowest 63% below MA |
$253,400±$31k 55% below MA |
$413,200±$24kHighest 26% below MA |
$289,700±$28k 48% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $963±$74Lowest 45% below MA |
$1,039±$104 41% below MA |
$1,304±$229Highest 26% below MA |
$1,043±$109 41% below MA |
| Westhampton and Ware are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,638 39% below MA |
$3,408Lowest 43% below MA |
$6,476Highest 8% above MA |
$4,237 29% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.1%±10.3 MA: 51.8% |
64.5%±17.3Highest MA: 51.8% |
33.3%±53.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
64.3%±16.2 MA: 51.8% |
| Ware and Ware are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 13.2% MA: 10% |
14.1%Highest MA: 10% |
6.5%Lowest MA: 10% |
11.8% MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 62.1% MA: 62.5% |
57.4%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
91.4%Highest MA: 62.5% |
72.3% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 26 yrs older than MA |
1938Lowest 26 yrs older than MA |
1969Highest 5 yrs newer than MA |
1960 4 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 19% below MA |
27 min 9% below MA |
29 minHighest about the MA average |
28 min about the MA average |
| Work from home | 8.3%±2.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
16.6%±5Highest MA: 18.6% |
14.1%±4 MA: 18.6% |
12.3%±3.8 MA: 18.6% |
| Ware and Westhampton 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 | #230 of 282 in MA | #267 of 282 in MA | — | #267 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Hoosac Valley Regional | — | Hampshire · Westhampton | Ware |
| High school in town | None in town | — | Hampshire Regional High | Ware Junior/Senior High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.0Lowest |
11.1Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.