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Roxbury vs Ware vs Warren vs Braintree
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Roxbury has the most kids (30.6% under 18).
Ware has the most renters (27.7% rent).
Warren has grown the fastest since 2010 (+16%).
Braintree has the most affordable homes ($218k 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 | Roxbury | Ware | Warren | Braintree |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 942Lowest |
10,048Highest |
1,585 |
1,026 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.9% U.S.: +7.4% |
+2% U.S.: +7.4% |
+16%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-3.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 35.6±11.7Lowest 8% below U.S. |
43.1±4.7 11% above U.S. |
53.1±4.2 37% above U.S. |
58.4±2.4Highest 50% above U.S. |
| Braintree and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 30.6%±5Highest U.S.: 22% |
19.1%±3.5 U.S.: 22% |
9.3%±3.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
12.3%±3.2 U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 18.7%±8.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.6%±3.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
30.1%±4.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
33.2%±3.4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Braintree and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
24%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
60%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
30.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±2.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.4%±2.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.6%±4 U.S.: 6.4% |
1.8%±1.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Ware and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $73,214±$22k 9% below U.S. |
$67,475±$15kLowest 16% below U.S. |
$86,905±$16kHighest 8% above U.S. |
$79,803±$5k about the U.S. average |
| Warren and Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $242,600±$55k 27% below U.S. |
$289,700±$28k 13% below U.S. |
$569,300±$123kHighest 71% above U.S. |
$217,700±$28kLowest 35% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $950±$495 33% below U.S. |
$1,043±$109 26% below U.S. |
$1,750±$394Highest 24% above U.S. |
$840±$405Lowest 41% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,284 37% above U.S. |
$4,237 36% above U.S. |
$7,284Highest 134% above U.S. |
$3,908Lowest 25% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
64.3%±16.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
32.3%±26.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
43.4%±29.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Ware and Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 27.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
11.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
15.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
11.1%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
72.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
86.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
81% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974 6 yrs older than U.S. |
1960Lowest 20 yrs older than U.S. |
1977 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1979Highest 1 yr older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min about the U.S. average |
28 minHighest 8% above U.S. |
19 minLowest 30% below U.S. |
26 min about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 5.2%±3.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.3%±3.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
36.2%±5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
19%±7.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #267 of 282 in MA | — | — |
| School district | — | Ware | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 |
| High school in town | — | Ware Junior/Senior High School | None in town | None in town |
| 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.