Compare towns
Leyden vs Warwick vs Westhampton
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%).
Warwick has the most people working from home (22.4%).
Westhampton has the most kids (18% under 18).
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 | Warwick | Westhampton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 637Lowest |
776 |
1,552Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.2%Highest MA: +7.4% |
0%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+0.9% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 53.2±8.2Highest 33% above MA |
51.4±7.3 29% above MA |
49.3±4.9Lowest 23% 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% |
9.9%±3.4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
18%±4.1Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Westhampton 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% |
23.2%±3.3Lowest MA: 17.9% |
25.4%±2.8 MA: 17.9% |
| Leyden and Westhampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
40.5% MA: 47.3% |
47%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.5%±2.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
2.4%±2.1 MA: 7.9% |
3.7%±2.4Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Westhampton 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 |
$93,333±$22kLowest 10% below MA |
$100,000±$7k 4% below MA |
| Leyden and Westhampton 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 |
$349,400±$34kLowest 38% below MA |
$413,200±$24kHighest 26% below MA |
| Westhampton 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 |
$1,367±$163 22% below MA |
$1,304±$229Lowest 26% 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 | $4,651 22% below MA |
$4,380Lowest 27% below MA |
$6,476Highest 8% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.9%±100Highest MA: 51.8% |
33.3%±57.3Lowest MA: 51.8% |
33.3%±53.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Leyden and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.8%Highest MA: 10% |
5%Lowest MA: 10% |
6.5% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.4%Highest MA: 62.5% |
89%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
91.4% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest 12 yrs newer than MA |
1974 10 yrs newer than MA |
1969Lowest 5 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 min 12% above MA |
40 minHighest 37% above MA |
29 minLowest about the MA average |
| Work from home | 11%±5Lowest MA: 18.6% |
22.4%±6.9Highest MA: 18.6% |
14.1%±4 MA: 18.6% |
| Warwick and Westhampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Warwick | Hampshire · Westhampton |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Hampshire Regional High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.0 |
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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.