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Colrain vs Oakham vs Warwick
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Colrain has the most affordable homes ($284k median).
Oakham has the most expensive homes ($420k median).
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 | Colrain | Oakham | Warwick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,627 |
1,639Highest |
776Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.9%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
-2.7% MA: +7.4% |
0%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 49.6±8.7 24% above MA |
49±2.3Lowest 23% above MA |
51.4±7.3Highest 29% above MA |
| Warwick and Colrain are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.3%±4.2 MA: 19.4% |
18.2%±3.1Highest MA: 19.4% |
9.9%±3.4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Oakham and Colrain are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 30.4%±4.1Highest MA: 17.9% |
21.4%±2.3Lowest MA: 17.9% |
23.2%±3.3 MA: 17.9% |
| Colrain and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.3%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
40.3% MA: 47.3% |
40.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.1 MA: 7.9% |
3.8%±2.1Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.4%±2.1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Oakham and Colrain are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $80,673±$10kLowest 22% below MA |
$102,000±$20kHighest about the MA average |
$93,333±$22k 10% below MA |
| Oakham and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $284,300±$14kLowest 49% below MA |
$420,100±$20kHighest 25% below MA |
$349,400±$34k 38% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,102±$77Lowest 37% below MA |
$1,174±$81 33% below MA |
$1,367±$163Highest 22% below MA |
| Warwick and Oakham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,317 28% below MA |
$4,103Lowest 32% below MA |
$4,380Highest 27% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46%±22.8Highest MA: 51.8% |
27.8%±69.1Lowest MA: 51.8% |
33.3%±57.3 MA: 51.8% |
| Colrain and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.2%Highest MA: 10% |
4.4%Lowest MA: 10% |
5% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.5%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
91.6%Highest MA: 62.5% |
89% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963Lowest 1 yr older than MA |
1979Highest 15 yrs newer than MA |
1974 10 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minLowest 15% above MA |
39 min 32% above MA |
40 minHighest 37% above MA |
| Work from home | 8.4%±2.3Lowest MA: 18.6% |
9.6%±3.8 MA: 18.6% |
22.4%±6.9Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | Mohawk Trail | Quabbin | Warwick |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.