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Gill 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
Gill has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.4%).
Ware has the most affordable homes ($290k median).
Warren has the most renters (35.5% rent).
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 | Gill | Ware | Warren |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,740Lowest |
10,048Highest |
5,009 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.4%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+2% MA: +7.4% |
-3.1%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.8±2.6Highest 9% above MA |
43.1±4.7 8% above MA |
38.7±7.3Lowest 3% below MA |
| Gill and Ware are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19%±8.7Lowest MA: 19.4% |
19.1%±3.5 MA: 19.4% |
20.8%±8Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Warren and Ware are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.1%±1.7Highest MA: 17.9% |
20.6%±3.4 MA: 17.9% |
14.6%±4.5Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Gill and Ware are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.3%Highest MA: 47.3% |
24% MA: 47.3% |
23.2%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.1%±2.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.4%±2.2 MA: 7.9% |
2.9%±2.1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Gill and Ware are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $90,208±$14kHighest 13% below MA |
$67,475±$15k 35% below MA |
$66,082±$6kLowest 36% below MA |
| Gill and Ware are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $340,100±$17kHighest 39% below MA |
$289,700±$28kLowest 48% below MA |
$333,700±$35k 41% below MA |
| Gill and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,193±$246Highest 32% below MA |
$1,043±$109 41% below MA |
$890±$174Lowest 49% below MA |
| Gill and Ware are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,318 28% below MA |
$4,237Lowest 29% below MA |
$4,530Highest 24% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.7%±10.4 MA: 51.8% |
64.3%±16.2Highest MA: 51.8% |
29.7%±18.4Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Ware and Gill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
11.8%Highest MA: 10% |
9% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.3%Highest MA: 62.5% |
72.3% MA: 62.5% |
64.5%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968 4 yrs newer than MA |
1960Lowest 4 yrs older than MA |
1975Highest 11 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 29% below MA |
28 min about the MA average |
33 minHighest 13% above MA |
| Work from home | 14.9%±8Highest MA: 18.6% |
12.3%±3.8 MA: 18.6% |
8.5%±5.4Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Gill 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 | — | #267 of 282 in MA | #165 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Gill-Montague | Ware | Quaboag Regional |
| High school in town | None in town | Ware Junior/Senior High School | Quaboag Regional High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.1Highest |
10.0Lowest |
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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.