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Savoy vs Ware vs Rowe
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 homeowners (96.2%).
Ware has the most people working from home (12.3%).
Rowe has the most kids (23% under 18).
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 | Rowe |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 795 |
10,048Highest |
453Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.8%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+2%Highest MA: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 49.8±6.9Highest 25% above MA |
43.1±4.7Lowest 8% above MA |
48.9±6.4 22% above MA |
| Savoy and Rowe 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%±3.5 MA: 19.4% |
23%±5Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Rowe and Ware 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% |
30.2%±8.1Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Rowe 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% |
26.2%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±2.2Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.4%±2.2 MA: 7.9% |
3.3%±2Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Savoy and Ware 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±$15k 35% below MA |
$69,583±$13kHighest 33% below MA |
| Rowe and Ware are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $285,200±$27k 49% below MA |
$289,700±$28kHighest 48% below MA |
$275,000±$41kLowest 51% below MA |
| Ware and Savoy 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 |
$1,313±$576Highest 25% below MA |
| Rowe and Ware are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,966 51% below MA |
$4,237Highest 29% below MA |
$1,458Lowest 76% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 100%±100Highest MA: 51.8% |
64.3%±16.2 MA: 51.8% |
11.8%±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% |
15.8%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
72.3%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
90.8% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 18 yrs newer than MA |
1960 4 yrs older than MA |
1959Lowest 5 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 min 14% above MA |
28 minLowest about the MA average |
36 minHighest 22% above MA |
| Work from home | 3%±1.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
12.3%±3.8Highest MA: 18.6% |
7.2%±3.8 MA: 18.6% |
| Ware and Rowe 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 | Savoy | Ware | Rowe |
| High school in town | None in town | Ware Junior/Senior High School | None in town |
| 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.