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Easthampton vs Ware vs Warren
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 shortest commute (22 min average).
Ware has the most affordable homes ($253k median).
Warren has the most homeowners (64.5%).
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 | Ware | Warren |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 16,086Highest |
6,369 |
5,009Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +1.6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-3.1%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46±2.6Highest 15% above MA |
39.8±6 about the MA average |
38.7±7.3Lowest 3% below MA |
| Easthampton and Ware 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% |
23.3%±4.4Highest MA: 19.4% |
20.8%±8 MA: 19.4% |
| Ware and Warren 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% |
17.4%±3.9 MA: 17.9% |
14.6%±4.5Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Easthampton and Ware 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% |
15.4%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
23.2% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.1%±1.9Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.7%±1.9 MA: 7.9% |
2.9%±2.1Lowest 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 |
$45,158±$11kLowest 57% below MA |
$66,082±$6k 36% below MA |
| Easthampton and Warren 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 |
$253,400±$31kLowest 55% below MA |
$333,700±$35k 41% below MA |
| Easthampton and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,292±$70Highest 27% below MA |
$1,039±$104 41% below MA |
$890±$174Lowest 49% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,932Highest 18% below MA |
$3,408Lowest 43% below MA |
$4,530 24% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.5%±10.7 MA: 51.8% |
64.5%±17.3Highest MA: 51.8% |
29.7%±18.4Lowest 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% |
14.1%Highest MA: 10% |
9% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 58.4% MA: 62.5% |
57.4%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
64.5%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966 2 yrs newer than MA |
1938Lowest 26 yrs older than MA |
1975Highest 11 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 23% below MA |
27 min 9% below MA |
33 minHighest 13% above MA |
| Work from home | 19%±3.2Highest MA: 18.6% |
16.6%±5 MA: 18.6% |
8.5%±5.4Lowest 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 | #267 of 282 in MA | #165 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Easthampton | — | Quaboag Regional |
| High school in town | Easthampton High | — | Quaboag Regional High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.8Lowest |
— | 10.0Highest |
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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.