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Newark vs Ware vs Sunderland
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 most affordable homes ($230k median).
Ware has the most renters (42.6% rent).
Sunderland has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.5%).
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 | Sunderland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 727Lowest |
6,369Highest |
1,269 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+1.6% U.S.: +7.4% |
+10.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.4±6Highest 6% above U.S. |
39.8±6Lowest about the U.S. average |
40.8±2.8 5% above U.S. |
| Newark and Sunderland 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% |
23.6%±5.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Sunderland 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% |
16.7%±2.7Lowest 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% |
41.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.6%±0.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.7%±1.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.1%±3.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Ware and Sunderland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $72,929±$7k 10% below U.S. |
$45,158±$11kLowest 44% below U.S. |
$88,523±$16kHighest 10% above U.S. |
| Sunderland and Newark 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±$31k 24% below U.S. |
$300,000±$43kHighest 10% below U.S. |
| Sunderland and Ware 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. |
$1,413±$242 about the U.S. average |
| Newark and Sunderland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,771 21% above U.S. |
$3,408Lowest 9% above U.S. |
$4,136Highest 33% 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% |
51.5%±61.5 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Ware and Sunderland 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% |
11.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.8% U.S.: 65.2% |
57.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
91.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest same as U.S. |
1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1973 7 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 28% above U.S. |
27 min about the U.S. average |
23 minLowest 14% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 13.8%±8.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
16.6%±5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
11.6%±5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Ware and Newark 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 | — | Taconic and Green Regional School District #63 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.