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New Braintree vs Warren 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 expensive homes ($409k median).
Warren has the most renters (35.5% rent).
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 | Warren | Warwick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 973 |
5,009Highest |
776Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.3% MA: +7.4% |
-3.1%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
0%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 47.8±4.6 20% above MA |
38.7±7.3Lowest 3% below MA |
51.4±7.3Highest 29% above MA |
| Warwick and New Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20%±4.4 MA: 19.4% |
20.8%±8Highest MA: 19.4% |
9.9%±3.4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Warren and New Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.6%±2.5Highest MA: 17.9% |
14.6%±4.5Lowest MA: 17.9% |
23.2%±3.3 MA: 17.9% |
| New Braintree and Warwick 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% |
23.2%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
40.5% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±1.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.9%±2.1Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.4%±2.1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $99,500±$8kHighest 4% below MA |
$66,082±$6kLowest 36% below MA |
$93,333±$22k 10% below MA |
| New Braintree and Warwick 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 |
$333,700±$35kLowest 41% below MA |
$349,400±$34k 38% below MA |
| New Braintree and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,484±$316Highest 16% below MA |
$890±$174Lowest 49% below MA |
$1,367±$163 22% below MA |
| New Braintree and Warwick 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 |
$4,530 24% below MA |
$4,380Lowest 27% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.4%±51.2Highest MA: 51.8% |
29.7%±18.4Lowest MA: 51.8% |
33.3%±57.3 MA: 51.8% |
| New Braintree and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.2% MA: 10% |
9%Highest MA: 10% |
5%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.8%Highest MA: 62.5% |
64.5%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
89% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 23 yrs newer than MA |
1975 11 yrs newer than MA |
1974Lowest 10 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 37 min 26% above MA |
33 minLowest 13% above MA |
40 minHighest 37% above MA |
| Work from home | 7.4%±3.4Lowest MA: 18.6% |
8.5%±5.4 MA: 18.6% |
22.4%±6.9Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #165 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Quabbin | Quaboag Regional | Warwick |
| High school in town | None in town | Quaboag Regional High | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.0 |
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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.