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Monroe vs Ware vs Warren
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Monroe has the most affordable homes ($165k median).
Ware has the most people working from home (12.3%).
Warren has the most expensive homes ($334k 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 | Monroe | Ware | Warren |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 122Lowest |
10,048Highest |
5,009 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +2%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-3.1%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 60.2±9.9Highest 51% above MA |
43.1±4.7 8% above MA |
38.7±7.3Lowest 3% below MA |
| Kids under 18 | 16.4%±28Lowest MA: 19.4% |
19.1%±3.5 MA: 19.4% |
20.8%±8Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Warren and Ware are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 31.1%±27.3Highest MA: 17.9% |
20.6%±3.4 MA: 17.9% |
14.6%±4.5Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Monroe and Ware are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 19.8%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
24%Highest MA: 47.3% |
23.2% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 9%±18.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.4%±2.2 MA: 7.9% |
2.9%±2.1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Monroe and Ware are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | — | $67,475±$15kHighest 35% below MA |
$66,082±$6kLowest 36% below MA |
| Ware and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $165,000±$141kLowest 71% below MA |
$289,700±$28k 48% below MA |
$333,700±$35kHighest 41% below MA |
| Warren and Ware are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,043±$109Highest 41% below MA |
$890±$174Lowest 49% below MA |
| Ware and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,053Lowest 66% below MA |
$4,237 29% below MA |
$4,530Highest 24% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
64.3%±16.2Highest MA: 51.8% |
29.7%±18.4 MA: 51.8% |
| Ware and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 38.5%Highest MA: 10% |
11.8% MA: 10% |
9%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.9%Highest MA: 62.5% |
72.3% MA: 62.5% |
64.5%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 26 yrs older than MA |
1960 4 yrs older than MA |
1975Highest 11 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 56 minHighest 93% above MA |
28 minLowest about the MA average |
33 min 13% above MA |
| Work from home | 0%±41.2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
12.3%±3.8Highest MA: 18.6% |
8.5%±5.4 MA: 18.6% |
| Ware and Warren 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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| 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.