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Stockbridge vs Warner vs Braintree
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Stockbridge has the most people working from home (28.6%).
Warner has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.7%).
Braintree has the most affordable homes ($218k median).
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 | Warner | Braintree |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 791Lowest |
2,959Highest |
1,026 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-3.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 55.3±5.3 42% above U.S. |
43.7±4Lowest 12% above U.S. |
58.4±2.4Highest 50% above U.S. |
| Braintree and Stockbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 9.9%±3.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
17.3%±3.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
12.3%±3.2 U.S.: 22% |
| Warner and Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.9%±3.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
20.4%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
33.2%±3.4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Braintree and Stockbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35% U.S.: 35.7% |
42.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
30.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.1%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.3%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.8%±1.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $77,109±$12kLowest 4% below U.S. |
$94,022±$18kHighest 16% above U.S. |
$79,803±$5k about the U.S. average |
| Warner and Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $283,500±$26k 15% below U.S. |
$353,100±$22kHighest 6% above U.S. |
$217,700±$28kLowest 35% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,140±$126 19% below U.S. |
$1,219±$123Highest 14% below U.S. |
$840±$405Lowest 41% below U.S. |
| Warner and Stockbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,488 44% above U.S. |
$7,650Highest 145% above U.S. |
$3,908Lowest 25% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.3%±22Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
48.7%±21.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
43.4%±29.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Stockbridge and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.9%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
11.1%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
74.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
81% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1975Lowest 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1979Highest 1 yr older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 4% above U.S. |
32 minHighest 20% above U.S. |
26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 28.6%±12.2Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
16.6%±4.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
19%±7.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Stockbridge and Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Rochester Stockbridge Unified School District #81 | Kearsarge Regional School District | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.