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Newfane vs Ware vs Brookline
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Newfane has the most people working from home (30.8%).
Ware has the most renters (27.7% rent).
Brookline has the highest household income ($81k).
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 | Newfane | Ware | Brookline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,456 |
10,048Highest |
531Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+1.9% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 54.4±3.9Highest 40% above U.S. |
43.1±4.7Lowest 11% above U.S. |
45.1±2.7 16% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 11.1%±3.7Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19.1%±3.5 U.S.: 22% |
20%±6Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Brookline and Ware are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29.2%±3.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.6%±3.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
19.6%±4.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 46.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
24%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
41.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.4%±2.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.2%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Ware and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $66,719±$21kLowest 17% below U.S. |
$67,475±$15k 16% below U.S. |
$80,833±$16kHighest about the U.S. average |
| Brookline and Ware are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $284,200±$49kLowest 15% below U.S. |
$289,700±$28k 13% below U.S. |
$290,700±$37kHighest 13% below U.S. |
| Brookline and Ware are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,266±$238 10% below U.S. |
$1,043±$109Lowest 26% below U.S. |
$1,732±$232Highest 23% above U.S. |
| Brookline and Newfane are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,174Highest 66% above U.S. |
$4,237Lowest 36% above U.S. |
$5,000 60% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.9%±79.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
64.3%±16.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
47.8%±94.7Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Ware and Newfane are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.9% U.S.: 12.5% |
11.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
72.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
84.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1960Lowest 20 yrs older than U.S. |
1975Highest 5 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest about the U.S. average |
28 minHighest 8% above U.S. |
28 minHighest 8% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 30.8%±12.5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.3%±3.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
20.6%±5.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Newfane and Brookline 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 | West River Valley Union Education District #72A | Ware | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Ware Junior/Senior High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.1 |
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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.