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Athol vs Leyden vs Warwick
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Athol has the most kids (21.8% under 18).
Leyden has the highest household income ($106k).
Warwick has the most people working from home (22.4%).
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 | Athol | Leyden | Warwick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,011Highest |
637Lowest |
776 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.1% MA: +7.4% |
+3.2%Highest MA: +7.4% |
0%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.3±1.9Lowest 3% above MA |
53.2±8.2Highest 33% above MA |
51.4±7.3 29% above MA |
| Leyden and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.8%±3.2Highest MA: 19.4% |
13.8%±3.6 MA: 19.4% |
9.9%±3.4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 19.3%±2.3Lowest MA: 17.9% |
28.6%±2.7Highest MA: 17.9% |
23.2%±3.3 MA: 17.9% |
| Leyden and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20.4%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
40% MA: 47.3% |
40.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±1.1Highest MA: 7.9% |
0.5%±2.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
2.4%±2.1 MA: 7.9% |
| Athol and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $69,316±$5kLowest 33% below MA |
$105,893±$13kHighest about the MA average |
$93,333±$22k 10% below MA |
| Leyden and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $268,100±$13kLowest 52% below MA |
$372,900±$24kHighest 34% below MA |
$349,400±$34k 38% below MA |
| Leyden and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,150±$182Lowest 35% below MA |
$1,917±$451Highest 9% above MA |
$1,367±$163 22% below MA |
| Leyden and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,403Lowest 43% below MA |
$4,651Highest 22% below MA |
$4,380 27% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.5%±17.2Highest MA: 51.8% |
42.9%±100 MA: 51.8% |
33.3%±57.3Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Athol and Leyden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 16.3%Highest MA: 10% |
10.8% MA: 10% |
5%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.4%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
93.4%Highest MA: 62.5% |
89% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1953Lowest 11 yrs older than MA |
1976Highest 12 yrs newer than MA |
1974 10 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 8% below MA |
33 min 12% above MA |
40 minHighest 37% above MA |
| Work from home | 10.6%±3.3Lowest MA: 18.6% |
11%±5 MA: 18.6% |
22.4%±6.9Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Warwick and Leyden 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 | #256 of 282 in MA | — | — |
| School district | Athol-Royalston | — | Warwick |
| High school in town | Athol High | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.6 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.