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New Braintree vs Warwick vs Windsor
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 grown the fastest since 2010 (0%).
Windsor has the highest household income ($116k).
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 | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 973 |
776Lowest |
1,065Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.3% MA: +7.4% |
0%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-7.6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 47.8±4.6 20% above MA |
51.4±7.3Highest 29% above MA |
44.8±6.4Lowest 12% 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%±4.4Highest MA: 19.4% |
9.9%±3.4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
15.8%±5.1 MA: 19.4% |
| New Braintree and Windsor 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% |
18.6%±4.9Lowest 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% MA: 47.3% |
40.5%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
41.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±1.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.4%±2.1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
2.7%±1.7 MA: 7.9% |
| New Braintree and Windsor 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 |
$115,563±$10kHighest 11% above MA |
| Windsor 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 |
$349,400±$34kLowest 38% below MA |
$389,700±$32k 31% below MA |
| New Braintree and Windsor 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±$163Lowest 22% below MA |
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| 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 |
$3,867Lowest 35% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.4%±51.2Highest MA: 51.8% |
33.3%±57.3 MA: 51.8% |
0%±100Lowest 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% |
3.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.8% MA: 62.5% |
89%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
96.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 23 yrs newer than MA |
1974 10 yrs newer than MA |
1970Lowest 6 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 37 minLowest 26% above MA |
40 minHighest 37% above MA |
37 min 27% above MA |
| Work from home | 7.4%±3.4Lowest MA: 18.6% |
22.4%±6.9Highest MA: 18.6% |
21.2%±5.8 MA: 18.6% |
| Warwick and Windsor 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 | — |
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| 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.