Compare towns
Ware vs Savoy vs Palmer Town
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%).
Savoy has the most homeowners (96.2%).
Palmer Town has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.5%).
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 | Savoy | Palmer Town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,369 |
795Lowest |
12,381Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.6% MA: +7.4% |
-6.8%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+2.5%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39.8±6Lowest about the MA average |
49.8±6.9Highest 25% above MA |
47.8±5.6 20% above MA |
| Savoy and Palmer Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.3%±4.4Highest MA: 19.4% |
14.1%±8Lowest MA: 19.4% |
15.1%±3.1 MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 17.4%±3.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
28.3%±3.7Highest MA: 17.9% |
20.9%±4.2 MA: 17.9% |
| Savoy and Palmer Town 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 MA: 47.3% |
25.9%Highest MA: 47.3% |
23.5% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±1.9 MA: 7.9% |
4.8%±2.2Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.4%±1.5Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Savoy 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 57% below MA |
$61,328±$27k 41% below MA |
$78,480±$8kHighest 25% below MA |
| Palmer Town and Savoy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $253,400±$31kLowest 55% below MA |
$285,200±$27kHighest 49% below MA |
$271,400±$21k 52% below MA |
| Savoy and Palmer Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,039±$104Lowest 41% below MA |
— | $1,075±$103Highest 39% below MA |
| Palmer Town 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 |
$2,966Lowest 51% below MA |
$4,540Highest 24% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 64.5%±17.3 MA: 51.8% |
100%±100Highest MA: 51.8% |
52.9%±10.6Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Savoy 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% |
12.7% MA: 10% |
8.3%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.4%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
96.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
71.5% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 26 yrs older than MA |
1982Highest 18 yrs newer than MA |
1962 2 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 9% below MA |
33 minHighest 14% above MA |
31 min 8% above MA |
| Work from home | 16.6%±5Highest MA: 18.6% |
3%±1.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
7.3%±2.7 MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #267 of 282 in MA | — | #252 of 282 in MA |
| School district | — | Savoy | Palmer · Pathfinder Regional Vocational Technical |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Pathfinder Vocational Technical |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 9.9 |
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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.