Compare towns
Leyden vs Ware vs Warren vs Montgomery
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%).
Ware has the most affordable homes ($290k median).
Warren has the most renters (35.5% rent).
Montgomery has the highest household income ($123k).
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 | Ware | Warren | Montgomery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 637Lowest |
10,048Highest |
5,009 |
796 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.2%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+2% MA: +7.4% |
-3.1%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
-2.3% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 53.2±8.2Highest 33% above MA |
43.1±4.7 8% above MA |
38.7±7.3Lowest 3% below MA |
49.7±5.8 24% above MA |
| Leyden and Montgomery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 13.8%±3.6Lowest MA: 19.4% |
19.1%±3.5 MA: 19.4% |
20.8%±8 MA: 19.4% |
22%±5.8Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Montgomery and Warren 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% |
20.6%±3.4 MA: 17.9% |
14.6%±4.5Lowest MA: 17.9% |
24.9%±7 MA: 17.9% |
| Leyden and Montgomery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40%Highest MA: 47.3% |
24% MA: 47.3% |
23.2%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
38.1% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.5%±2.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.4%±2.2Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.9%±2.1 MA: 7.9% |
4.3%±1.6 MA: 7.9% |
| Ware and Montgomery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $105,893±$13k about the MA average |
$67,475±$15k 35% below MA |
$66,082±$6kLowest 36% below MA |
$123,000±$19kHighest 18% above MA |
| Montgomery and Leyden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $372,900±$24kHighest 34% below MA |
$289,700±$28kLowest 48% below MA |
$333,700±$35k 41% below MA |
$357,500±$29k 36% below MA |
| Leyden and Montgomery 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 |
$1,043±$109 41% below MA |
$890±$174Lowest 49% below MA |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,651Highest 22% below MA |
$4,237Lowest 29% below MA |
$4,530 24% below MA |
$4,283 29% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.9%±100 MA: 51.8% |
64.3%±16.2Highest MA: 51.8% |
29.7%±18.4Lowest MA: 51.8% |
50%±100 MA: 51.8% |
| Ware and Montgomery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 10.8% MA: 10% |
11.8%Highest MA: 10% |
9% MA: 10% |
1.5%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.4% MA: 62.5% |
72.3% MA: 62.5% |
64.5%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
96.3%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 12 yrs newer than MA |
1960Lowest 4 yrs older than MA |
1975 11 yrs newer than MA |
1978Highest 14 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 33 min 12% above MA |
28 minLowest about the MA average |
33 min 13% above MA |
36 minHighest 23% above MA |
| Work from home | 11%±5 MA: 18.6% |
12.3%±3.8Highest MA: 18.6% |
8.5%±5.4Lowest MA: 18.6% |
9.4%±6 MA: 18.6% |
| Ware and Leyden 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 | — | Ware | Quaboag Regional | — |
| High school in town | — | Ware Junior/Senior High School | Quaboag Regional High | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.1Highest |
10.0Lowest |
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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.