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Hancock vs Pittsfield vs Warwick
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hancock has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.6%).
Pittsfield has the most affordable homes ($257k 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 | Hancock | Pittsfield | Warwick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 752Lowest |
43,457Highest |
776 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-1.8%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
0% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 47.1±11.1 18% above MA |
42.4±2Lowest 6% above MA |
51.4±7.3Highest 29% above MA |
| Warwick and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.1%±4.9Highest MA: 19.4% |
17.6%±1.4 MA: 19.4% |
9.9%±3.4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Hancock and Pittsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.3%±5.3Highest MA: 17.9% |
19.4%±1.5Lowest MA: 17.9% |
23.2%±3.3 MA: 17.9% |
| Hancock and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.7% MA: 47.3% |
34.2%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
40.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±3.5 MA: 7.9% |
6.2%±1.1Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.4%±2.1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Pittsfield and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $96,250±$26kHighest 7% below MA |
$70,582±$5kLowest 32% below MA |
$93,333±$22k 10% below MA |
| Hancock and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $375,500±$21kHighest 33% below MA |
$256,900±$8kLowest 54% below MA |
$349,400±$34k 38% below MA |
| Hancock and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,268±$415 28% below MA |
$1,134±$61Lowest 36% below MA |
$1,367±$163Highest 22% below MA |
| Warwick and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,018Lowest 83% below MA |
$4,148 31% below MA |
$4,380Highest 27% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.1%±36.3 MA: 51.8% |
52.8%±5.7Highest MA: 51.8% |
33.3%±57.3Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Pittsfield and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.6% MA: 10% |
14.9%Highest MA: 10% |
5%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.8% MA: 62.5% |
62.8%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
89%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989Highest 25 yrs newer than MA |
1950Lowest 14 yrs older than MA |
1974 10 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 25% below MA |
19 minLowest 36% below MA |
40 minHighest 37% above MA |
| Work from home | 10.4%±4.3 MA: 18.6% |
10.2%±2.2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
22.4%±6.9Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #251 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Hancock | Pittsfield | Warwick |
| High school in town | None in town | Taconic High | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.3 |
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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.