Compare towns
New Braintree vs Warwick vs Westhampton
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%).
Westhampton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.9%).
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 | Westhampton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 973 |
776Lowest |
1,552Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.3%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
0% MA: +7.4% |
+0.9%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 47.8±4.6Lowest 20% above MA |
51.4±7.3Highest 29% above MA |
49.3±4.9 23% above MA |
| Warwick and Westhampton 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%±4.1 MA: 19.4% |
| New Braintree and Westhampton 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%±3.3Lowest MA: 17.9% |
25.4%±2.8 MA: 17.9% |
| New Braintree and Westhampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.4% MA: 47.3% |
40.5%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
47%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±1.6 MA: 7.9% |
2.4%±2.1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
3.7%±2.4Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Westhampton 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 |
$100,000±$7kHighest 4% below MA |
| Westhampton 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 |
$413,200±$24kHighest 26% below MA |
| Westhampton 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 |
$1,304±$229Lowest 26% 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 | $5,508 8% below MA |
$4,380Lowest 27% below MA |
$6,476Highest 8% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.4%±51.2Highest MA: 51.8% |
33.3%±57.3Lowest MA: 51.8% |
33.3%±53.5Lowest 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%Lowest MA: 10% |
6.5% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.8% MA: 62.5% |
89%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
91.4%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 23 yrs newer than MA |
1974 10 yrs newer than MA |
1969Lowest 5 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 37 min 26% above MA |
40 minHighest 37% above MA |
29 minLowest about the MA average |
| Work from home | 7.4%±3.4Lowest MA: 18.6% |
22.4%±6.9Highest MA: 18.6% |
14.1%±4 MA: 18.6% |
| Warwick and Westhampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Quabbin | Warwick | Hampshire · Westhampton |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Hampshire Regional High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.0 |
| 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.