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Orange vs Webster vs Warren
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).
Webster has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.9%).
Warren has the most people working from home (8.5%).
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 | Orange | Webster | Warren |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,573 |
12,228Highest |
5,009Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.4%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+6.9%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-3.1% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.8±2.2Highest 4% above MA |
37.2±2.1Lowest 7% below MA |
38.7±7.3 3% below MA |
| Orange and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.2%±3.8Highest MA: 19.4% |
21.8%±3.6 MA: 19.4% |
20.8%±8Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Orange and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.3%±3.1Highest MA: 17.9% |
15.7%±2.5 MA: 17.9% |
14.6%±4.5Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Orange and Webster 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% |
18.8% MA: 47.3% |
23.2%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±0.9Lowest MA: 7.9% |
6%±1.8Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.9%±2.1 MA: 7.9% |
| Webster and Warren 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 |
$63,837±$8k 39% below MA |
$66,082±$6kHighest 36% below MA |
| Warren and Webster 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 |
$333,100±$14k 41% below MA |
$333,700±$35kHighest 41% below MA |
| Warren and Webster 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 |
$1,198±$85Highest 32% below MA |
$890±$174 49% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,136 31% below MA |
$3,234Lowest 46% below MA |
$4,530Highest 24% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41%±11.9 MA: 51.8% |
46.1%±7.4Highest MA: 51.8% |
29.7%±18.4Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Webster 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% |
16% MA: 10% |
9%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 70%Highest MA: 62.5% |
45.5%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
64.5% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966 2 yrs newer than MA |
1954Lowest 10 yrs older than MA |
1975Highest 11 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 min 13% above MA |
28 minLowest 5% below MA |
33 minHighest 13% above MA |
| Work from home | 6.6%±2.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
7.1%±2.9 MA: 18.6% |
8.5%±5.4Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Warren and Webster 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 | #271 of 282 in MA | #165 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Orange · Ralph C Mahar | — | Quaboag Regional |
| High school in town | Ralph C Mahar Regional | — | Quaboag Regional High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.0Lowest |
— | 10.0Highest |
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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.