Compare towns
Leyden vs Spencer vs Warwick
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Leyden has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.2%).
Spencer has the most renters (37% rent).
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 | Leyden | Spencer | Warwick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 637Lowest |
12,008Highest |
776 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.2%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+2.6% MA: +7.4% |
0%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 53.2±8.2Highest 33% above MA |
48.9±6.8Lowest 22% above MA |
51.4±7.3 29% above MA |
| Leyden and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.8%±3.6 MA: 19.4% |
16.4%±3.9Highest MA: 19.4% |
9.9%±3.4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Spencer and Leyden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 28.6%±2.7Highest MA: 17.9% |
26%±4.4 MA: 17.9% |
23.2%±3.3Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Leyden and Spencer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40% MA: 47.3% |
29.1%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
40.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.5%±2.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.2%±2.4Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.4%±2.1 MA: 7.9% |
| Spencer and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $105,893±$13kHighest about the MA average |
$80,533±$11kLowest 23% below MA |
$93,333±$22k 10% below MA |
| Leyden and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $372,900±$24k 34% below MA |
$382,000±$22kHighest 32% below MA |
$349,400±$34kLowest 38% below MA |
| Spencer and Leyden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,917±$451Highest 9% above MA |
$1,078±$161Lowest 39% below MA |
$1,367±$163 22% below MA |
| Leyden and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,651Highest 22% below MA |
$4,387 27% below MA |
$4,380Lowest 27% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.9%±100 MA: 51.8% |
50.6%±10.3Highest MA: 51.8% |
33.3%±57.3Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Spencer and Leyden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.8% MA: 10% |
11%Highest MA: 10% |
5%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.4%Highest MA: 62.5% |
63%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
89% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest 12 yrs newer than MA |
1968Lowest 4 yrs newer than MA |
1974 10 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minLowest 12% above MA |
34 min 18% above MA |
40 minHighest 37% above MA |
| Work from home | 11%±5Lowest MA: 18.6% |
15%±7.3 MA: 18.6% |
22.4%±6.9Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Warwick and Spencer 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 | — | #261 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | — | Spencer-E Brookfield | Warwick |
| High school in town | — | David Prouty High | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.9 |
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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.