Compare towns
New Braintree vs Warwick vs Oakham
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).
Warwick has the most people working from home (22.4%).
Oakham has the most expensive homes ($420k 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 | New Braintree | Warwick | Oakham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 973 |
776Lowest |
1,639Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.3% MA: +7.4% |
0%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-2.7%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 47.8±4.6Lowest 20% above MA |
51.4±7.3Highest 29% above MA |
49±2.3 23% above MA |
| Warwick and Oakham 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% |
9.9%±3.4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
18.2%±3.1 MA: 19.4% |
| New Braintree and Oakham 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% |
23.2%±3.3 MA: 17.9% |
21.4%±2.3Lowest 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% |
40.5% MA: 47.3% |
40.3%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±1.6 MA: 7.9% |
2.4%±2.1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
3.8%±2.1Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Oakham and New Braintree 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 |
$93,333±$22kLowest 10% below MA |
$102,000±$20kHighest about the MA average |
| Oakham 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±$27k 27% below MA |
$349,400±$34kLowest 38% below MA |
$420,100±$20kHighest 25% below MA |
| Oakham and New Braintree 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 |
$1,367±$163 22% below MA |
$1,174±$81Lowest 33% 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 |
$4,380 27% below MA |
$4,103Lowest 32% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.4%±51.2Highest MA: 51.8% |
33.3%±57.3 MA: 51.8% |
27.8%±69.1Lowest 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%Highest MA: 10% |
5% MA: 10% |
4.4%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.8% MA: 62.5% |
89%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
91.6%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 23 yrs newer than MA |
1974Lowest 10 yrs newer than MA |
1979 15 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 37 minLowest 26% above MA |
40 minHighest 37% above MA |
39 min 32% above MA |
| Work from home | 7.4%±3.4Lowest MA: 18.6% |
22.4%±6.9Highest MA: 18.6% |
9.6%±3.8 MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | Quabbin | Warwick | Quabbin |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.