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Otis vs Ware vs Tyringham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ware has the most affordable homes ($290k median).
Tyringham has the most expensive homes ($699k median).
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 | Otis | Ware | Tyringham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,624 |
10,048Highest |
494Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.4%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+2%Highest MA: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 51±3.2 28% above MA |
43.1±4.7Lowest 8% above MA |
59.2±2.7Highest 48% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 15.1%±4.8 MA: 19.4% |
19.1%±3.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
8.7%±5.3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Ware and Otis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 28%±3.1 MA: 17.9% |
20.6%±3.4Lowest MA: 17.9% |
35.2%±8.8Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Tyringham and Otis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.2% MA: 47.3% |
24%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
66.3%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±2.1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.4%±2.2Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.6%±2.4 MA: 7.9% |
| Ware and Tyringham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $108,898±$6k 5% above MA |
$67,475±$15kLowest 35% below MA |
$163,333±$28kHighest 57% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $396,700±$40k 29% below MA |
$289,700±$28kLowest 48% below MA |
$699,400±$96kHighest 24% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,318±$924Highest 25% below MA |
$1,043±$109Lowest 41% below MA |
$1,050±$393 40% below MA |
| Otis and Tyringham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,408Lowest 60% below MA |
$4,237 29% below MA |
$4,632Highest 23% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 63.3%±100 MA: 51.8% |
64.3%±16.2Highest MA: 51.8% |
60%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Ware and Otis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 1.2%Lowest MA: 10% |
11.8%Highest MA: 10% |
3.6% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.7% MA: 62.5% |
72.3%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
89.9%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974 10 yrs newer than MA |
1960Lowest 4 yrs older than MA |
1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 min 15% above MA |
28 minLowest about the MA average |
36 minHighest 23% above MA |
| Work from home | 22.3%±7.7 MA: 18.6% |
12.3%±3.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
26.2%±8Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Tyringham and Otis 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 | Farmington River Reg | 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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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.