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Tolland vs Warwick vs Webster
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).
Warwick has the most people working from home (22.4%).
Webster has the most renters (40.2% rent).
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 | Warwick | Webster |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 540Lowest |
776 |
17,748Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | 0%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 51.7±7.2Highest 29% above MA |
51.4±7.3 29% above MA |
39.9±2.9Lowest about the MA average |
| 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% |
9.9%±3.4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
19.6%±2.9Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Webster 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% |
23.2%±3.3Highest MA: 17.9% |
19.6%±2.5Lowest 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% |
40.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
25.3%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.6 MA: 7.9% |
2.4%±2.1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.8%±1.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Webster 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 |
$93,333±$22k 10% below MA |
$72,895±$6kLowest 30% 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±$22k 37% below MA |
$349,400±$34kLowest 38% below MA |
$361,500±$12kHighest 36% below MA |
| Webster and Tolland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,367±$163Highest 22% below MA |
$1,228±$81Lowest 30% below MA |
| Warwick and Webster 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 |
$4,380Highest 27% below MA |
$3,999 33% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
33.3%±57.3 MA: 51.8% |
45.7%±6.7Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Webster 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% |
5%Lowest MA: 10% |
12.7%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.4%Highest MA: 62.5% |
89% MA: 62.5% |
59.8%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 15 yrs newer than MA |
1974 10 yrs newer than MA |
1962Lowest 2 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 38 min 32% above MA |
40 minHighest 37% above MA |
31 minLowest 5% above MA |
| Work from home | 12.5%±5.9 MA: 18.6% |
22.4%±6.9Highest MA: 18.6% |
8%±2.5Lowest 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 | — | — | #271 of 282 in MA |
| School district | — | Warwick | Webster |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Bartlett High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 11.6 |
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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.