Compare towns
Barre 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
Barre has the most renters (24.2% rent).
Leyden has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.2%).
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 | Leyden | Warwick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,572Highest |
637Lowest |
776 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.4% MA: +7.4% |
+3.2%Highest MA: +7.4% |
0%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.8±8.5Lowest 9% 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 | 15.8%±5.4Highest MA: 19.4% |
13.8%±3.6 MA: 19.4% |
9.9%±3.4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Barre and Leyden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19%±5.6Lowest 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+ | 31.6%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
40% MA: 47.3% |
40.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±3.2Highest MA: 7.9% |
0.5%±2.3Lowest 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 |
$105,893±$13k about the MA average |
$93,333±$22kLowest 10% below MA |
| Barre and Leyden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $394,300±$55kHighest 30% below MA |
$372,900±$24k 34% below MA |
$349,400±$34kLowest 38% below MA |
| Barre and Leyden 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 |
$1,917±$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 | $5,163Highest 14% below MA |
$4,651 22% below MA |
$4,380Lowest 27% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.2%±27.5 MA: 51.8% |
42.9%±100Highest MA: 51.8% |
33.3%±57.3Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Leyden and Barre are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.2% MA: 10% |
10.8%Highest MA: 10% |
5%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.8%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
93.4%Highest MA: 62.5% |
89% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 7 yrs newer than MA |
1976Highest 12 yrs newer than MA |
1974 10 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 min 24% above MA |
33 minLowest 12% above MA |
40 minHighest 37% above MA |
| Work from home | 11.2%±4.6 MA: 18.6% |
11%±5Lowest MA: 18.6% |
22.4%±6.9Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Warwick and Barre 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 | — | — |
| School district | Quabbin | — | Warwick |
| High school in town | Quabbin Regional High School | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.9 |
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| Old photos in History | 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.