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Ware vs Florida vs Warren vs Ware
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ware has the most people working from home (16.6%).
Florida has the oldest population (median age 56.1).
Warren has the most expensive homes ($334k median).
Ware has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2%).
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 | Florida | Warren | Ware |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 6,369 |
668Lowest |
5,009 |
10,048Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.6% MA: +7.4% |
-7.7%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
-3.1% MA: +7.4% |
+2%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39.8±6 about the MA average |
56.1±4.4Highest 40% above MA |
38.7±7.3Lowest 3% below MA |
43.1±4.7 8% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 23.3%±4.4Highest MA: 19.4% |
11.5%±3.1Lowest MA: 19.4% |
20.8%±8 MA: 19.4% |
19.1%±3.5 MA: 19.4% |
| Ware and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 17.4%±3.9 MA: 17.9% |
30.1%±4.6Highest MA: 17.9% |
14.6%±4.5Lowest MA: 17.9% |
20.6%±3.4 MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 15.4%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
24.3%Highest MA: 47.3% |
23.2% MA: 47.3% |
24% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±1.9 MA: 7.9% |
4.2%±2.6 MA: 7.9% |
2.9%±2.1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.4%±2.2Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Ware and Florida 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 57% below MA |
$86,875±$17kHighest 16% below MA |
$66,082±$6k 36% below MA |
$67,475±$15k 35% below MA |
| Florida and Ware are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $253,400±$31k 55% below MA |
$246,800±$19kLowest 56% below MA |
$333,700±$35kHighest 41% below MA |
$289,700±$28k 48% below MA |
| Warren and Ware are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,039±$104 41% below MA |
$867±$256Lowest 51% below MA |
$890±$174 49% below MA |
$1,043±$109Highest 41% below MA |
| Ware and Ware are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,408 43% below MA |
$1,894Lowest 68% below MA |
$4,530Highest 24% below MA |
$4,237 29% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 64.5%±17.3Highest MA: 51.8% |
16.7%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
29.7%±18.4 MA: 51.8% |
64.3%±16.2 MA: 51.8% |
| 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 MA: 10% |
5.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
9% MA: 10% |
11.8% MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.4%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
91.3%Highest MA: 62.5% |
64.5% MA: 62.5% |
72.3% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 26 yrs older than MA |
1978Highest 14 yrs newer than MA |
1975 11 yrs newer than MA |
1960 4 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 9% below MA |
26 minLowest 10% below MA |
33 minHighest 13% above MA |
28 min about the MA average |
| Work from home | 16.6%±5Highest MA: 18.6% |
6.4%±2.6Lowest MA: 18.6% |
8.5%±5.4 MA: 18.6% |
12.3%±3.8 MA: 18.6% |
| Ware 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 | — | #165 of 282 in MA | #267 of 282 in MA |
| School district | — | Florida | Quaboag Regional | Ware |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Quaboag Regional High | Ware Junior/Senior High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.0Lowest |
11.1Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.