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Quinebaug vs Ware vs Woodstock
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Quinebaug has the most people working from home (23.3%).
Ware has the most renters (27.7% rent).
Woodstock has the most expensive homes ($417k 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 | Quinebaug | Ware | Woodstock |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,193Lowest |
10,048Highest |
8,319 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 56.5±1Highest 45% above U.S. |
43.1±4.7Lowest 11% above U.S. |
49.3±5.9 27% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 0%±3.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19.1%±3.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
19%±3.7 U.S.: 22% |
| Ware and Woodstock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29.1%±9.8Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.6%±3.4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
22.5%±4.3 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Quinebaug and Woodstock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 10.3%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
24% U.S.: 35.7% |
47.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±2.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.4%±2.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.1%±1.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Ware and Woodstock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $105,181±$36k 30% above U.S. |
$67,475±$15kLowest 16% below U.S. |
$112,011±$21kHighest 39% above U.S. |
| Woodstock and Quinebaug are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $237,800±$66kLowest 29% below U.S. |
$289,700±$28k 13% below U.S. |
$417,200±$22kHighest 25% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,043±$109Lowest 26% below U.S. |
$1,202±$94Highest 15% below U.S. |
| Woodstock and Ware are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,703Lowest 19% above U.S. |
$4,237 36% above U.S. |
$5,357Highest 72% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
64.3%±16.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
22.2%±16 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Below poverty line | 1.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
11.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 97%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
72.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
83.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960Lowest 20 yrs older than U.S. |
1960Lowest 20 yrs older than U.S. |
1985Highest 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
28 min 8% above U.S. |
31 minHighest 16% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 23.3%±17.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.3%±3.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.5%±4.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Quinebaug and Woodstock 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 | #85 of 149 in CT |
| School district | — | Ware | Woodstock School District · The Woodstock Academy District |
| High school in town | — | Ware Junior/Senior High School | The Woodstock Academy |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.1Lowest |
16.2Highest |
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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.