Compare towns
Hull vs Leyden vs Warwick
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hull has the most expensive homes ($646k median).
Leyden has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.2%).
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 | Hull | Leyden | Warwick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,138Highest |
637Lowest |
776 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.1%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+3.2%Highest MA: +7.4% |
0% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 56.1±1.8Highest 40% above MA |
53.2±8.2 33% above MA |
51.4±7.3Lowest 29% above MA |
| Hull and Leyden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 11.4%±2.2 MA: 19.4% |
13.8%±3.6Highest MA: 19.4% |
9.9%±3.4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Leyden and Hull are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.1%±3.1 MA: 17.9% |
28.6%±2.7Highest MA: 17.9% |
23.2%±3.3Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Leyden and Hull are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 50.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
40%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
40.5% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±2.2Highest MA: 7.9% |
0.5%±2.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
2.4%±2.1 MA: 7.9% |
| Hull and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $115,485±$14kHighest 11% above MA |
$105,893±$13k about the MA average |
$93,333±$22kLowest 10% below MA |
| Hull and Leyden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $646,000±$38kHighest 15% above MA |
$372,900±$24k 34% below MA |
$349,400±$34kLowest 38% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,081±$187Highest 18% above MA |
$1,917±$451 9% above MA |
$1,367±$163Lowest 22% below MA |
| Hull and Leyden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,089Highest about the MA average |
$4,651 22% below MA |
$4,380Lowest 27% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.8%±14Highest MA: 51.8% |
42.9%±100 MA: 51.8% |
33.3%±57.3Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Hull and Leyden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.8% MA: 10% |
10.8%Highest MA: 10% |
5%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.6%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
93.4%Highest MA: 62.5% |
89% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1946Lowest 18 yrs older than MA |
1976Highest 12 yrs newer than MA |
1974 10 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 min 14% above MA |
33 minLowest 12% above MA |
40 minHighest 37% above MA |
| Work from home | 19.7%±4.3 MA: 18.6% |
11%±5Lowest MA: 18.6% |
22.4%±6.9Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Warwick and Hull 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 | #66 of 282 in MA | — | — |
| School district | Hull | — | Warwick |
| High school in town | Hull High | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.8 |
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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.