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Stockbridge vs Ware vs Lenox
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Stockbridge has the most people working from home (52.4%).
Ware has the most kids (19.1% under 18).
Lenox has the most renters (39% rent).
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 | Stockbridge | Ware | Lenox |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,056 |
10,048Highest |
1,866Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+2% MA: +7.4% |
-2.1%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 63.7±3.5 59% above MA |
43.1±4.7Lowest 8% above MA |
67±5.4Highest 68% above MA |
| Lenox and Stockbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 8.4%±4.3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
19.1%±3.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
10.7%±6.7 MA: 19.4% |
| Ware and Lenox are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 47%±7.5 MA: 17.9% |
20.6%±3.4Lowest MA: 17.9% |
54.8%±7.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Lenox and Stockbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 62.4% MA: 47.3% |
24%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
63.6%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±2.7Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.4%±2.2 MA: 7.9% |
9.8%±6.4Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Lenox and Ware are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $146,250±$67kHighest 41% above MA |
$67,475±$15k 35% below MA |
$61,335±$33kLowest 41% below MA |
| Stockbridge and Ware are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $600,000±$99kHighest 7% above MA |
$289,700±$28kLowest 48% below MA |
$410,700±$68k 27% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $858±$375 51% below MA |
$1,043±$109Highest 41% below MA |
$854±$598Lowest 52% below MA |
| Ware and Stockbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,652Highest 22% below MA |
$4,237 29% below MA |
$4,224Lowest 30% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 60.8%±27 MA: 51.8% |
64.3%±16.2Highest MA: 51.8% |
47.5%±28.2Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Ware and Stockbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.2%Lowest MA: 10% |
11.8%Highest MA: 10% |
11.3% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.3%Highest MA: 62.5% |
72.3% MA: 62.5% |
61%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958 6 yrs older than MA |
1960Highest 4 yrs older than MA |
1938Lowest 26 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 33% below MA |
28 minHighest about the MA average |
28 min 5% below MA |
| Work from home | 52.4%±19.9Highest MA: 18.6% |
12.3%±3.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
15.9%±12 MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #267 of 282 in MA | #90 of 282 in MA |
| School district | — | Ware | — |
| High school 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.