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Easthampton vs Orange vs Ware
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Easthampton has the most expensive homes ($372k median).
Orange has the most homeowners (70%).
Ware has the most kids (23.3% under 18).
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 | Easthampton | Orange | Ware |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 16,086Highest |
7,573 |
6,369Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -3.4%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+1.6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46±2.6Highest 15% above MA |
41.8±2.2 4% above MA |
39.8±6Lowest about the MA average |
| Easthampton and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.5%±2.4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
22.2%±3.8 MA: 19.4% |
23.3%±4.4Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Ware and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.9%±3Highest MA: 17.9% |
20.3%±3.1 MA: 17.9% |
17.4%±3.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Easthampton and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38%Highest MA: 47.3% |
15.7% MA: 47.3% |
15.4%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.1%±1.9Highest MA: 7.9% |
2%±0.9Lowest MA: 7.9% |
3.7%±1.9 MA: 7.9% |
| Easthampton and Ware are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $71,673±$7kHighest 31% below MA |
$55,824±$10k 46% below MA |
$45,158±$11kLowest 57% below MA |
| Easthampton and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $371,500±$15kHighest 34% below MA |
$245,900±$18kLowest 56% below MA |
$253,400±$31k 55% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,292±$70Highest 27% below MA |
$775±$233Lowest 56% below MA |
$1,039±$104 41% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,932Highest 18% below MA |
$4,136 31% below MA |
$3,408Lowest 43% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.5%±10.7 MA: 51.8% |
41%±11.9Lowest MA: 51.8% |
64.5%±17.3Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Ware and Easthampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8%Lowest MA: 10% |
22.4%Highest MA: 10% |
14.1% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 58.4% MA: 62.5% |
70%Highest MA: 62.5% |
57.4%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966Highest 2 yrs newer than MA |
1966Highest 2 yrs newer than MA |
1938Lowest 26 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 23% below MA |
33 minHighest 13% above MA |
27 min 9% below MA |
| Work from home | 19%±3.2Highest MA: 18.6% |
6.6%±2.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
16.6%±5 MA: 18.6% |
| Easthampton and Ware 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 | #92 of 282 in MA | #275 of 282 in MA | #267 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Easthampton | Orange · Ralph C Mahar | — |
| High school in town | Easthampton High | Ralph C Mahar Regional | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.8Highest |
9.0Lowest |
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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.