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Stockbridge vs Warwick vs Monterey
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%).
Warwick has the most affordable homes ($349k median).
Monterey has grown the fastest since 2010 (+13.9%).
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 | Warwick | Monterey |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,056Highest |
776Lowest |
954 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.6% MA: +7.4% |
0%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+13.9%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 63.7±3.5Highest 59% above MA |
51.4±7.3Lowest 29% above MA |
62.3±14 56% above MA |
| Stockbridge and Monterey 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% |
9.9%±3.4 MA: 19.4% |
11.2%±4.2Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Monterey and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 47%±7.5Highest MA: 17.9% |
23.2%±3.3Lowest MA: 17.9% |
43.5%±13.2 MA: 17.9% |
| Stockbridge and Monterey 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% |
40.5%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
64.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±2.7 MA: 7.9% |
2.4%±2.1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.3%±4.9Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Monterey and Stockbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $146,250±$67k 41% above MA |
$93,333±$22kLowest 10% below MA |
$152,353±$89kHighest 47% above MA |
| Monterey and Stockbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $600,000±$99k 7% above MA |
$349,400±$34kLowest 38% below MA |
$603,200±$57kHighest 7% above MA |
| Monterey and Stockbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $858±$375Lowest 51% below MA |
$1,367±$163 22% below MA |
$1,762±$128Highest about the MA average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,652Highest 22% below MA |
$4,380 27% below MA |
$2,858Lowest 52% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 60.8%±27Highest MA: 51.8% |
33.3%±57.3Lowest MA: 51.8% |
43.3%±85.1 MA: 51.8% |
| Stockbridge and Monterey are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.2%Highest MA: 10% |
5% MA: 10% |
4.1%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.3%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
89%Highest MA: 62.5% |
87.4% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 6 yrs older than MA |
1974Highest 10 yrs newer than MA |
1973 9 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 33% below MA |
40 minHighest 37% above MA |
23 min 22% below MA |
| Work from home | 52.4%±19.9Highest MA: 18.6% |
22.4%±6.9Lowest MA: 18.6% |
23.6%±16.3 MA: 18.6% |
| Stockbridge and Monterey are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Warwick | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.