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Colrain vs Ware vs Ware vs Granville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ware has the most kids (23.3% under 18).
Ware has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2%).
Granville has the most expensive homes ($356k median).
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 | Ware | Ware | Granville |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,627Lowest |
6,369 |
10,048Highest |
1,846 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.9%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+1.6% MA: +7.4% |
+2%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-1.8% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 49.6±8.7 24% above MA |
39.8±6Lowest about the MA average |
43.1±4.7 8% above MA |
50.1±3.5Highest 25% above MA |
| Granville and Colrain are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 15.3%±4.2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
23.3%±4.4Highest MA: 19.4% |
19.1%±3.5 MA: 19.4% |
17%±3.7 MA: 19.4% |
| Ware and Ware 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% |
17.4%±3.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
20.6%±3.4 MA: 17.9% |
24.9%±2.8 MA: 17.9% |
| Colrain and Granville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.3%Highest MA: 47.3% |
15.4%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
24% MA: 47.3% |
34.7% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
3.7%±1.9 MA: 7.9% |
4.4%±2.2Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.8%±1.2Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Ware and Ware are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $80,673±$10k 22% below MA |
$45,158±$11kLowest 57% below MA |
$67,475±$15k 35% below MA |
$84,375±$14kHighest 19% below MA |
| Granville and Colrain are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $284,300±$14k 49% below MA |
$253,400±$31kLowest 55% below MA |
$289,700±$28k 48% below MA |
$356,300±$25kHighest 37% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,102±$77 37% below MA |
$1,039±$104Lowest 41% below MA |
$1,043±$109 41% below MA |
$1,292±$781Highest 27% below MA |
| Granville and Colrain are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,317Highest 28% below MA |
$3,408Lowest 43% below MA |
$4,237 29% below MA |
$4,284 29% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46%±22.8 MA: 51.8% |
64.5%±17.3Highest MA: 51.8% |
64.3%±16.2 MA: 51.8% |
23.1%±51.7Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Ware and Ware are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 7.2%Lowest MA: 10% |
14.1%Highest MA: 10% |
11.8% MA: 10% |
10.4% MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.5% MA: 62.5% |
57.4%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
72.3% MA: 62.5% |
93.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963 1 yr older than MA |
1938Lowest 26 yrs older than MA |
1960 4 yrs older than MA |
1966Highest 2 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 34 min 15% above MA |
27 minLowest 9% below MA |
28 min about the MA average |
39 minHighest 34% above MA |
| Work from home | 8.4%±2.3Lowest MA: 18.6% |
16.6%±5Highest MA: 18.6% |
12.3%±3.8 MA: 18.6% |
15.3%±6.1 MA: 18.6% |
| Ware and Granville 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 | — | #267 of 282 in MA | #267 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Mohawk Trail | — | Ware | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — | Ware Junior/Senior High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 11.1 |
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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.