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Newark vs Ware vs Albany
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Newark has the highest household income ($73k).
Ware has the most renters (42.6% rent).
Albany has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.7%).
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 | Newark | Ware | Albany |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 727Lowest |
6,369Highest |
934 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+1.6% U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.4±6 6% above U.S. |
39.8±6Lowest about the U.S. average |
42.4±6.2Highest 9% above U.S. |
| Albany and Newark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22%±3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
23.3%±4.4 U.S.: 22% |
31%±10.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Albany and Ware are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.9%±5.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.4%±3.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
16.4%±6.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Newark and Ware are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41% U.S.: 35.7% |
15.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
45.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.6%±0.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.7%±1.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
6.3%±4.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Albany and Ware are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $72,929±$7kHighest 10% below U.S. |
$45,158±$11kLowest 44% below U.S. |
$59,167±$14k 27% below U.S. |
| Newark and Albany are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $229,900±$23kLowest 31% below U.S. |
$253,400±$31kHighest 24% below U.S. |
$231,500±$12k 30% below U.S. |
| Ware and Albany are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,708±$97Highest 21% above U.S. |
$1,039±$104Lowest 26% below U.S. |
$1,114±$23 21% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,771 21% above U.S. |
$3,408Lowest 9% above U.S. |
$4,093Highest 31% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 7.1%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
64.5%±17.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
44%±65.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Ware and Albany are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 22.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
14.1% U.S.: 12.5% |
8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.8% U.S.: 65.2% |
57.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
93.1%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980 same as U.S. |
1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 28% above U.S. |
27 minLowest about the U.S. average |
28 min 5% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 13.8%±8.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
16.6%±5 U.S.: 15.1% |
20%±11.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Albany and Ware are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #267 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 | — | Lake Region Union Elementary Middle School District |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.