Compare towns
Templeton vs Ware vs Ware vs Oxford
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Templeton has the most homeowners (85.3%).
Ware has the most renters (42.6% rent).
Ware has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2%).
Oxford has the most expensive homes ($375k 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 | Templeton | Ware | Ware | Oxford |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 8,252 |
6,369Lowest |
10,048 |
13,385Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.7% MA: +7.4% |
+1.6% MA: +7.4% |
+2%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-2.6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 40.3±5.1 about the MA average |
39.8±6Lowest about the MA average |
43.1±4.7Highest 8% above MA |
42±2.8 5% above MA |
| Ware and Oxford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 22.9%±5.9 MA: 19.4% |
23.3%±4.4Highest MA: 19.4% |
19.1%±3.5Lowest MA: 19.4% |
21.3%±3.8 MA: 19.4% |
| Ware and Templeton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 14.7%±2.8Lowest MA: 17.9% |
17.4%±3.9 MA: 17.9% |
20.6%±3.4Highest MA: 17.9% |
16.6%±2.7 MA: 17.9% |
| Ware and Ware are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.9% MA: 47.3% |
15.4%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
24% MA: 47.3% |
29.6%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±1.6Lowest MA: 7.9% |
3.7%±1.9 MA: 7.9% |
4.4%±2.2 MA: 7.9% |
6.7%±2.1Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Oxford and Ware are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $101,154±$15k about the MA average |
$45,158±$11kLowest 57% below MA |
$67,475±$15k 35% below MA |
$103,862±$10kHighest about the MA average |
| Oxford and Templeton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $358,500±$12k 36% below MA |
$253,400±$31kLowest 55% below MA |
$289,700±$28k 48% below MA |
$374,900±$18kHighest 33% below MA |
| Oxford and Templeton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,207±$353Highest 31% below MA |
$1,039±$104Lowest 41% below MA |
$1,043±$109 41% below MA |
$1,177±$142 33% below MA |
| Templeton and Oxford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,554 24% below MA |
$3,408Lowest 43% below MA |
$4,237 29% below MA |
$4,622Highest 23% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.7%±26.1Lowest MA: 51.8% |
64.5%±17.3Highest MA: 51.8% |
64.3%±16.2 MA: 51.8% |
57.8%±15.9 MA: 51.8% |
| Ware and Ware are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 10.6% MA: 10% |
14.1%Highest MA: 10% |
11.8% MA: 10% |
7.7%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.3%Highest MA: 62.5% |
57.4%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
72.3% MA: 62.5% |
82.8% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Highest 8 yrs newer than MA |
1938Lowest 26 yrs older than MA |
1960 4 yrs older than MA |
1972Highest 8 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 5% below MA |
27 minLowest 9% below MA |
28 minHighest about the MA average |
28 min about the MA average |
| Work from home | 16.9%±5.1Highest MA: 18.6% |
16.6%±5 MA: 18.6% |
12.3%±3.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
16.4%±4.3 MA: 18.6% |
| Templeton and Ware 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 | #244 of 282 in MA | #267 of 282 in MA | #267 of 282 in MA | #245 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Narragansett | — | Ware | Oxford |
| High school in town | Narragansett Regional High | — | Ware Junior/Senior High School | Oxford High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.2Highest |
— | 11.1 |
10.3Lowest |
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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.