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Tolland vs Ware vs Warwick
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 shortest commute (28 min average).
Warwick has the most people working from home (22.4%).
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 | Warwick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 540Lowest |
10,048Highest |
776 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +2%Highest MA: +7.4% |
0%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 51.7±7.2Highest 29% above MA |
43.1±4.7Lowest 8% above MA |
51.4±7.3 29% above MA |
| Tolland and Warwick 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% |
9.9%±3.4Lowest 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% |
23.2%±3.3Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Warwick 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% MA: 47.3% |
24%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
40.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.6 MA: 7.9% |
4.4%±2.2Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.4%±2.1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Ware and Tolland 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 |
$93,333±$22k 10% below MA |
| Tolland and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $355,700±$22kHighest 37% below MA |
$289,700±$28kLowest 48% below MA |
$349,400±$34k 38% below MA |
| Tolland and Warwick 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 |
$1,367±$163Highest 22% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,714Lowest 55% below MA |
$4,237 29% below MA |
$4,380Highest 27% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
64.3%±16.2Highest MA: 51.8% |
33.3%±57.3 MA: 51.8% |
| Ware and Warwick 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% |
5%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.4%Highest MA: 62.5% |
72.3%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
89% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 15 yrs newer than MA |
1960Lowest 4 yrs older than MA |
1974 10 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 38 min 32% above MA |
28 minLowest about the MA average |
40 minHighest 37% above MA |
| Work from home | 12.5%±5.9 MA: 18.6% |
12.3%±3.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
22.4%±6.9Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Warwick 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 | Warwick |
| High school in town | — | Ware Junior/Senior High School | None in town |
| 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.