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Buckland vs Pepperell vs Ware
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Buckland has the highest household income ($83k).
Pepperell has the most expensive homes ($457k median).
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 | Buckland | Pepperell | Ware |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,036 |
1,971Lowest |
10,048Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.5% MA: +7.4% |
-4.6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+2%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 49.5±5.4Highest 24% above MA |
46.4±6.3 16% above MA |
43.1±4.7Lowest 8% above MA |
| Buckland and Pepperell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±3.9 MA: 19.4% |
15.7%±5.2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
19.1%±3.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Ware and Buckland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.4%±4.1Highest MA: 17.9% |
18.7%±3.8Lowest MA: 17.9% |
20.6%±3.4 MA: 17.9% |
| Buckland and Ware are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43.9%Highest MA: 47.3% |
38.8% MA: 47.3% |
24%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.6%±1.2Lowest MA: 7.9% |
3.9%±2.4 MA: 7.9% |
4.4%±2.2Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Ware and Pepperell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $82,877±$6kHighest 20% below MA |
$76,726±$17k 26% below MA |
$67,475±$15kLowest 35% below MA |
| Buckland and Pepperell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $321,400±$25k 43% below MA |
$457,300±$40kHighest 19% below MA |
$289,700±$28kLowest 48% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,111±$213 37% below MA |
$1,139±$301Highest 35% below MA |
$1,043±$109Lowest 41% below MA |
| Pepperell and Buckland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,761 21% below MA |
$6,871Highest 15% above MA |
$4,237Lowest 29% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58%±20.9 MA: 51.8% |
56.6%±20.7Lowest MA: 51.8% |
64.3%±16.2Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Ware and Buckland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13%Highest MA: 10% |
10.9%Lowest MA: 10% |
11.8% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.6%Highest MA: 62.5% |
49.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
72.3% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1950Lowest 14 yrs older than MA |
1970Highest 6 yrs newer than MA |
1960 4 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 5% above MA |
34 minHighest 18% above MA |
28 minLowest about the MA average |
| Work from home | 14.1%±5.6Highest MA: 18.6% |
13.5%±4.9 MA: 18.6% |
12.3%±3.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Buckland and Pepperell 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 | — | #153 of 282 in MA | #267 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Mohawk Trail | — | Ware |
| High school in town | Mohawk Trail Regional School | — | Ware Junior/Senior High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.5Lowest |
— | 11.1Highest |
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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.