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Savoy vs Ware vs Plainfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Savoy has the most affordable homes ($285k median).
Ware has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2%).
Plainfield has the most people working from home (26.2%).
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 | Savoy | Ware | Plainfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 795 |
10,048Highest |
616Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.8%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+2%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-2.3% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 49.8±6.9 25% above MA |
43.1±4.7Lowest 8% above MA |
50.6±9.5Highest 27% above MA |
| Plainfield and Savoy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.1%±8Lowest MA: 19.4% |
19.1%±3.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
19%±9.3 MA: 19.4% |
| Ware and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 28.3%±3.7 MA: 17.9% |
20.6%±3.4Lowest MA: 17.9% |
29.5%±7.1Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Plainfield and Savoy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.9% MA: 47.3% |
24%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
52.6%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±2.2 MA: 7.9% |
4.4%±2.2Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.4%±2.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Plainfield and Savoy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $61,328±$27kLowest 41% below MA |
$67,475±$15kHighest 35% below MA |
$63,500±$14k 39% below MA |
| Ware and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $285,200±$27kLowest 49% below MA |
$289,700±$28k 48% below MA |
$309,000±$47kHighest 45% below MA |
| Plainfield and Ware are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,043±$109Lowest 41% below MA |
$1,292±$558Highest 27% below MA |
| Plainfield and Ware are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,966Lowest 51% below MA |
$4,237 29% below MA |
$4,458Highest 26% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 100%±100Highest MA: 51.8% |
64.3%±16.2 MA: 51.8% |
40%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Savoy and Ware are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.7% MA: 10% |
11.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
16.9%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.2% MA: 62.5% |
72.3%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
98%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 18 yrs newer than MA |
1960Lowest 4 yrs older than MA |
1974 10 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 min 14% above MA |
28 minLowest about the MA average |
38 minHighest 30% above MA |
| Work from home | 3%±1.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
12.3%±3.8 MA: 18.6% |
26.2%±8.8Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #267 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Savoy | 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.