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Tolland vs Ware vs Sandisfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Tolland has the highest household income ($106k).
Ware has the most renters (27.7% rent).
Sandisfield has the most people working from home (16.5%).
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 | Tolland | Ware | Sandisfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 540Lowest |
10,048Highest |
994 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+8.1%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 51.7±7.2Highest 29% above MA |
43.1±4.7Lowest 8% above MA |
49.9±7.5 25% above MA |
| Tolland and Sandisfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.8%±5.5 MA: 19.4% |
19.1%±3.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
14%±2.9Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Ware and Tolland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.6%±4.1 MA: 17.9% |
20.6%±3.4Lowest MA: 17.9% |
28%±5.6Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Sandisfield and Tolland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.3%Highest MA: 47.3% |
24%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
26% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.6Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.4%±2.2 MA: 7.9% |
7.8%±4.1Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Sandisfield and Ware are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $106,250±$10kHighest about the MA average |
$67,475±$15kLowest 35% below MA |
$91,111±$23k 12% below MA |
| Tolland and Sandisfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $355,700±$22k 37% below MA |
$289,700±$28kLowest 48% below MA |
$360,300±$34kHighest 36% below MA |
| Sandisfield and Tolland 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 |
$1,250±$220Highest 29% below MA |
| Sandisfield and Ware are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,714Lowest 55% below MA |
$4,237Highest 29% below MA |
$3,328 44% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
64.3%±16.2 MA: 51.8% |
66.7%±100Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Sandisfield and Ware are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.3% MA: 10% |
11.8%Highest MA: 10% |
3.2%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.4% MA: 62.5% |
72.3%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
96.4%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 15 yrs newer than MA |
1960Lowest 4 yrs older than MA |
1978 14 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 38 minHighest 32% above MA |
28 minLowest about the MA average |
31 min 8% above MA |
| Work from home | 12.5%±5.9 MA: 18.6% |
12.3%±3.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
16.5%±8Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Sandisfield and Tolland 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 | — | 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.