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Barre vs Blackstone vs Warwick
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Barre has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.4%).
Blackstone has the most kids (21.8% under 18).
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 | Barre | Blackstone | Warwick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,572 |
9,255Highest |
776Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.4%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+2% MA: +7.4% |
0%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.8±8.5 9% above MA |
43.2±1.7Lowest 8% above MA |
51.4±7.3Highest 29% above MA |
| Warwick and Barre are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.8%±5.4 MA: 19.4% |
21.8%±4Highest MA: 19.4% |
9.9%±3.4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Blackstone and Barre are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19%±5.6 MA: 17.9% |
18.5%±4.2Lowest MA: 17.9% |
23.2%±3.3Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Warwick and Barre are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31.6%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
31.9% MA: 47.3% |
40.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±3.2Highest MA: 7.9% |
1.6%±0.9Lowest MA: 7.9% |
2.4%±2.1 MA: 7.9% |
| Barre and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $107,727±$13kHighest 4% above MA |
$94,191±$21k 9% below MA |
$93,333±$22kLowest 10% below MA |
| Barre and Blackstone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $394,300±$55k 30% below MA |
$404,400±$34kHighest 28% below MA |
$349,400±$34kLowest 38% below MA |
| Blackstone and Barre are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,030±$713Lowest 42% below MA |
$1,189±$85 33% below MA |
$1,367±$163Highest 22% below MA |
| Warwick and Blackstone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,163 14% below MA |
$5,703Highest 5% below MA |
$4,380Lowest 27% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.2%±27.5 MA: 51.8% |
65%±18.3Highest MA: 51.8% |
33.3%±57.3Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Blackstone and Barre are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.2%Highest MA: 10% |
8% MA: 10% |
5%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.8% MA: 62.5% |
73.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
89%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971 7 yrs newer than MA |
1967Lowest 3 yrs newer than MA |
1974Highest 10 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 min 24% above MA |
34 minLowest 16% above MA |
40 minHighest 37% above MA |
| Work from home | 11.2%±4.6Lowest MA: 18.6% |
17.4%±4.7 MA: 18.6% |
22.4%±6.9Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Warwick and Blackstone 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 | #134 of 282 in MA | #207 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Quabbin | Blackstone-Millville | Warwick |
| High school in town | Quabbin Regional High School | Blackstone Millville RHS | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.9Lowest |
13.6Highest |
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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.