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Ware vs Brookline vs Ware
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ware has the most renters (42.6% rent).
Brookline has grown the fastest since 2010 (+13%).
Ware has the oldest population (median age 43.1).
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 | Ware | Brookline | Ware |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,369 |
5,736Lowest |
10,048Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+13%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+2% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39.8±6Lowest about the U.S. average |
41.2±1.5 6% above U.S. |
43.1±4.7Highest 11% above U.S. |
| Ware and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.3%±4.4 U.S.: 22% |
26.7%±4Highest U.S.: 22% |
19.1%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Brookline and Ware are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.4%±3.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
11.4%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.6%±3.4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| 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+ | 15.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
57.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
24% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±1.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
6.3%±3.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.4%±2.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Brookline and Ware are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $45,158±$11kLowest 44% below U.S. |
$171,046±$4kHighest 112% above U.S. |
$67,475±$15k 16% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $253,400±$31kLowest 24% below U.S. |
$544,400±$38kHighest 64% above U.S. |
$289,700±$28k 13% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,039±$104Lowest 26% below U.S. |
$2,500±$1kHighest 77% above U.S. |
$1,043±$109 26% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,408Lowest 9% above U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
$4,237 36% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 64.5%±17.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
23.8%±43.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
64.3%±16.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Ware and Ware are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.1%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
0.6%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
11.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
95.1%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
72.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1993Highest 13 yrs newer than U.S. |
1960 20 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest about the U.S. average |
33 minHighest 26% above U.S. |
28 min 8% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 16.6%±5 U.S.: 15.1% |
24.7%±5.8Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.3%±3.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Brookline 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 | #23 of 120 in NH | #267 of 282 in MA |
| School district | — | Brookline School District | Ware |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Ware Junior/Senior High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 11.1 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.