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Wales vs Ware vs Huntington
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Wales has the most kids (23.1% under 18).
Ware has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2%).
Huntington has the highest household income ($94k).
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 | Wales | Ware | Huntington |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,929Lowest |
10,048Highest |
2,220 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.3% MA: +7.4% |
+2%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-3.9%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.3±4.7Lowest 6% above MA |
43.1±4.7 8% above MA |
44.8±3Highest 12% above MA |
| Huntington and Ware are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.1%±5.2Highest MA: 19.4% |
19.1%±3.5Lowest MA: 19.4% |
20.4%±4.6 MA: 19.4% |
| Wales and Huntington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.2%±2 MA: 17.9% |
20.6%±3.4Highest MA: 17.9% |
17.8%±4Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Ware and Wales are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.4%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
24% MA: 47.3% |
29.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±1.5Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.4%±2.2 MA: 7.9% |
4.5%±3.2Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Huntington and Ware are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $89,006±$6k 14% below MA |
$67,475±$15kLowest 35% below MA |
$94,398±$6kHighest 9% below MA |
| Huntington and Wales are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $296,200±$26kHighest 47% below MA |
$289,700±$28kLowest 48% below MA |
$293,100±$30k 48% below MA |
| Wales and Huntington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,104±$242 37% below MA |
$1,043±$109Lowest 41% below MA |
$1,334±$105Highest 24% below MA |
| Huntington and Wales are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,534 24% below MA |
$4,237Lowest 29% below MA |
$4,740Highest 21% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58%±20.8 MA: 51.8% |
64.3%±16.2Highest MA: 51.8% |
33.3%±32.2Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Ware and Wales are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.1%Lowest MA: 10% |
11.8% MA: 10% |
12.5%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.4%Highest MA: 62.5% |
72.3%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
85.1% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 19 yrs newer than MA |
1960Lowest 4 yrs older than MA |
1963 1 yr older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 19% above MA |
28 minLowest about the MA average |
34 min 15% above MA |
| Work from home | 13.6%±5.7Highest MA: 18.6% |
12.3%±3.8 MA: 18.6% |
10.7%±5.6Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Wales 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 | — | #267 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Wales | Ware | Gateway |
| High school in town | None in town | Ware Junior/Senior High School | Gateway Regional School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.1Highest |
7.7Lowest |
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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.