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Monterey vs Ware vs Truro
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Monterey has the highest household income ($152k).
Ware has the most kids (19.1% under 18).
Truro has grown the fastest since 2010 (+22.5%).
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 | Monterey | Ware | Truro |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 954Lowest |
10,048Highest |
1,708 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +13.9% MA: +7.4% |
+2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+22.5%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 62.3±14 56% above MA |
43.1±4.7Lowest 8% above MA |
64.1±5.8Highest 60% above MA |
| Truro and Monterey are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 11.2%±4.2 MA: 19.4% |
19.1%±3.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
10.5%±2.8Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 43.5%±13.2 MA: 17.9% |
20.6%±3.4Lowest MA: 17.9% |
45.6%±10.1Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Truro and Monterey are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 64.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
24%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
57.9% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±4.9Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.4%±2.2Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.3%±5.6Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Ware and Monterey are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $152,353±$89kHighest 47% above MA |
$67,475±$15kLowest 35% below MA |
$118,984±$72k 14% above MA |
| Monterey and Truro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $603,200±$57k 7% above MA |
$289,700±$28kLowest 48% below MA |
$888,200±$117kHighest 58% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,762±$128Highest about the MA average |
$1,043±$109Lowest 41% below MA |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,858Lowest 52% below MA |
$4,237Highest 29% below MA |
$3,997 33% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.3%±85.1Lowest MA: 51.8% |
64.3%±16.2 MA: 51.8% |
100%±100Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Truro and Ware are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.1%Lowest MA: 10% |
11.8%Highest MA: 10% |
4.4% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.4%Highest MA: 62.5% |
72.3%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
84.2% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973 9 yrs newer than MA |
1960Lowest 4 yrs older than MA |
1980Highest 16 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 22% below MA |
28 min about the MA average |
30 minHighest about the MA average |
| Work from home | 23.6%±16.3 MA: 18.6% |
12.3%±3.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
35.2%±22.9Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Truro and Monterey 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 | — |
| School district | — | Ware | Truro |
| High school in town | — | Ware Junior/Senior High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.1 |
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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.