Compare towns
Maynard vs Stow vs Warwick
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Maynard has the most renters (25% rent).
Stow has the most people working from home (36.6%).
Warwick has the most affordable homes ($349k median).
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 | Maynard | Stow | Warwick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,712Highest |
7,165 |
776Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.3% MA: +7.4% |
+8.9%Highest MA: +7.4% |
0%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.3±4.3 13% above MA |
44.1±4.4Lowest 10% above MA |
51.4±7.3Highest 29% above MA |
| Warwick and Maynard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.9%±4.3 MA: 19.4% |
22.3%±4.1Highest MA: 19.4% |
9.9%±3.4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Stow and Maynard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.2%±3.3Lowest MA: 17.9% |
19.1%±3.5 MA: 17.9% |
23.2%±3.3Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Warwick and Stow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 64.2% MA: 47.3% |
75.1%Highest MA: 47.3% |
40.5%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±1.5 MA: 7.9% |
3.7%±1.4Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.4%±2.1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Stow and Maynard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $124,067±$16k 19% above MA |
$185,809±$22kHighest 79% above MA |
$93,333±$22kLowest 10% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $527,400±$31k 6% below MA |
$729,600±$39kHighest 30% above MA |
$349,400±$34kLowest 38% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,800±$148Highest about the MA average |
$1,782±$126 about the MA average |
$1,367±$163Lowest 22% below MA |
| Maynard and Stow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,266 38% above MA |
$10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
$4,380Lowest 27% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.9%±9.6 MA: 51.8% |
59.7%±44.2Highest MA: 51.8% |
33.3%±57.3Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Stow and Maynard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.3%Highest MA: 10% |
5.2% MA: 10% |
5%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
85.4% MA: 62.5% |
89%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963Lowest 1 yr older than MA |
1974Highest 10 yrs newer than MA |
1974Highest 10 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minLowest 9% above MA |
36 min 23% above MA |
40 minHighest 37% above MA |
| Work from home | 22.9%±7.7 MA: 18.6% |
36.6%±6.2Highest MA: 18.6% |
22.4%±6.9Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Stow and Maynard 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 | #166 of 282 in MA | #44 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Maynard | Nashoba | Warwick |
| High school in town | Maynard High | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.7 |
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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.