Compare towns
New Braintree vs Leyden vs Warwick
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
New Braintree has the most kids (20% under 18).
Leyden has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.2%).
Warwick has the most people working from home (22.4%).
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 | New Braintree | Leyden | Warwick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 973Highest |
637Lowest |
776 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.3%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+3.2%Highest MA: +7.4% |
0% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 47.8±4.6Lowest 20% above MA |
53.2±8.2Highest 33% above MA |
51.4±7.3 29% 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 | 20%±4.4Highest MA: 19.4% |
13.8%±3.6 MA: 19.4% |
9.9%±3.4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| New Braintree and Leyden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.6%±2.5 MA: 17.9% |
28.6%±2.7Highest MA: 17.9% |
23.2%±3.3Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Leyden and New Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
40%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
40.5% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±1.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
0.5%±2.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
2.4%±2.1 MA: 7.9% |
| New Braintree and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $99,500±$8k 4% below MA |
$105,893±$13kHighest about the MA average |
$93,333±$22kLowest 10% below MA |
| Leyden and New Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $408,800±$27kHighest 27% below MA |
$372,900±$24k 34% below MA |
$349,400±$34kLowest 38% below MA |
| New Braintree and Leyden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,484±$316 16% below MA |
$1,917±$451Highest 9% above MA |
$1,367±$163Lowest 22% below MA |
| Leyden and New Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,508Highest 8% below MA |
$4,651 22% below MA |
$4,380Lowest 27% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.4%±51.2Highest MA: 51.8% |
42.9%±100 MA: 51.8% |
33.3%±57.3Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| New Braintree and Leyden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.2% MA: 10% |
10.8%Highest MA: 10% |
5%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.8% MA: 62.5% |
93.4%Highest MA: 62.5% |
89%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 23 yrs newer than MA |
1976 12 yrs newer than MA |
1974Lowest 10 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 37 min 26% above MA |
33 minLowest 12% above MA |
40 minHighest 37% above MA |
| Work from home | 7.4%±3.4Lowest MA: 18.6% |
11%±5 MA: 18.6% |
22.4%±6.9Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Warwick and Leyden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Quabbin | — | Warwick |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.