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Royalston vs Warwick vs Winchendon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Royalston has the highest household income ($102k).
Warwick has the most people working from home (22.4%).
Winchendon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.6%).
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 | Royalston | Warwick | Winchendon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,460 |
776Lowest |
10,440Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
0% MA: +7.4% |
+0.6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 47.8±14.6 20% above MA |
51.4±7.3Highest 29% above MA |
39.6±1.9Lowest about the MA average |
| Warwick and Royalston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.2%±10 MA: 19.4% |
9.9%±3.4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
21.8%±3.9Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Winchendon and Royalston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.7%±5.8 MA: 17.9% |
23.2%±3.3Highest MA: 17.9% |
16.9%±2.7Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Warwick and Royalston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.5% MA: 47.3% |
40.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
21.4%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±3.1Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.4%±2.1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.5%±1.5 MA: 7.9% |
| Royalston and Winchendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $102,109±$8kHighest about the MA average |
$93,333±$22k 10% below MA |
$75,690±$14kLowest 27% below MA |
| Royalston and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $346,300±$18k 38% below MA |
$349,400±$34kHighest 38% below MA |
$323,800±$19kLowest 42% below MA |
| Warwick and Royalston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,650±$412Highest 6% below MA |
$1,367±$163 22% below MA |
$1,255±$163Lowest 29% below MA |
| Royalston and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,196Lowest 47% below MA |
$4,380Highest 27% below MA |
$3,780 37% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 85.7%±100Highest MA: 51.8% |
33.3%±57.3Lowest MA: 51.8% |
61.7%±17.6 MA: 51.8% |
| Royalston and Winchendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.8% MA: 10% |
5%Lowest MA: 10% |
18.5%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96%Highest MA: 62.5% |
89% MA: 62.5% |
76.6%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 15 yrs newer than MA |
1974Lowest 10 yrs newer than MA |
1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 38 min 32% above MA |
40 minHighest 37% above MA |
32 minLowest 11% above MA |
| Work from home | 10.7%±4.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
22.4%±6.9Highest MA: 18.6% |
11.2%±3.1 MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #269 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Athol-Royalston | Warwick | Winchendon |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Murdock High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 11.3 |
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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.