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Leyden vs Warwick vs Whitman
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Leyden has the shortest commute (33 min average).
Warwick has the most people working from home (22.4%).
Whitman has the most kids (21.1% 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 | Whitman |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 637Lowest |
776 |
15,295Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.2% MA: +7.4% |
0%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+4.4%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 53.2±8.2Highest 33% above MA |
51.4±7.3 29% above MA |
40.4±1.8Lowest about the MA average |
| 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% |
21.1%±3.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 28.6%±2.7Highest MA: 17.9% |
23.2%±3.3 MA: 17.9% |
15.5%±2.1Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Leyden and Warwick 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% |
40.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
31.3%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.5%±2.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
2.4%±2.1 MA: 7.9% |
5.1%±1.2Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Whitman 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±$13k about the MA average |
$93,333±$22kLowest 10% below MA |
$108,933±$14kHighest 5% above MA |
| Whitman 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±$24k 34% below MA |
$349,400±$34kLowest 38% below MA |
$472,700±$12kHighest 16% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,917±$451Highest 9% above MA |
$1,367±$163Lowest 22% below MA |
$1,771±$151 about the MA average |
| Leyden and Whitman 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 |
$5,824Highest about the MA average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.9%±100 MA: 51.8% |
33.3%±57.3Lowest MA: 51.8% |
61.9%±13.4Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Whitman and Leyden 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% |
7.9% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.4%Highest MA: 62.5% |
89% MA: 62.5% |
71.4%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest 12 yrs newer than MA |
1974 10 yrs newer than MA |
1957Lowest 7 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minLowest 12% above MA |
40 minHighest 37% above MA |
36 min 24% above MA |
| Work from home | 11%±5 MA: 18.6% |
22.4%±6.9Highest MA: 18.6% |
10.8%±2.4Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Warwick 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 | — | — | #191 of 282 in MA |
| School district | — | Warwick | Whitman-Hanson |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
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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.