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Orange vs Ashburnham vs Warwick
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Orange has the most affordable homes ($246k median).
Ashburnham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.8%).
Warwick has the most people working from home (22.4%).
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 | Orange | Ashburnham | Warwick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,573Highest |
6,415 |
776Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.4%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+3.8%Highest MA: +7.4% |
0% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.8±2.2 4% above MA |
40.7±6.3Lowest about the MA average |
51.4±7.3Highest 29% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 22.2%±3.8 MA: 19.4% |
22.6%±6Highest MA: 19.4% |
9.9%±3.4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Ashburnham and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.3%±3.1 MA: 17.9% |
18.1%±4.5Lowest MA: 17.9% |
23.2%±3.3Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Warwick and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 15.7%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
44%Highest MA: 47.3% |
40.5% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±0.9Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.6%±2.2Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.4%±2.1 MA: 7.9% |
| Ashburnham and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $55,824±$10kLowest 46% below MA |
$118,809±$11kHighest 14% above MA |
$93,333±$22k 10% below MA |
| Ashburnham and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $245,900±$18kLowest 56% below MA |
$390,700±$34kHighest 30% below MA |
$349,400±$34k 38% below MA |
| Ashburnham and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $775±$233Lowest 56% below MA |
$1,807±$1kHighest about the MA average |
$1,367±$163 22% below MA |
| Ashburnham and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,136Lowest 31% below MA |
$6,046Highest about the MA average |
$4,380 27% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41%±11.9 MA: 51.8% |
100%±100Highest MA: 51.8% |
33.3%±57.3Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Ashburnham and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 22.4%Highest MA: 10% |
6.8% MA: 10% |
5%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 70%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
96%Highest MA: 62.5% |
89% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966Lowest 2 yrs newer than MA |
1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
1974 10 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 min 13% above MA |
32 minLowest 10% above MA |
40 minHighest 37% above MA |
| Work from home | 6.6%±2.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
16%±7.7 MA: 18.6% |
22.4%±6.9Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Warwick and Ashburnham 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 | #275 of 282 in MA | #178 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Orange · Ralph C Mahar | Ashburnham-Westminster | Warwick |
| High school in town | Ralph C Mahar Regional | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.0 |
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| Old photos in History | 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.