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Ware vs Townshend 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 kids (23.3% under 18).
Townshend has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.8%).
Ware has the most expensive homes ($290k median).
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 | Townshend | Ware |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,369 |
1,538Lowest |
10,048Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+4.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+2% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39.8±6Lowest about the U.S. average |
55.6±9.6Highest 43% above U.S. |
43.1±4.7 11% above U.S. |
| Townshend and Ware are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.3%±4.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
12%±2.6Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19.1%±3.5 U.S.: 22% |
| Ware and Ware are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.4%±3.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.3%±6.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
20.6%±3.4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Ware and Townshend 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% |
52.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
24% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±1.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
1.4%±0.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.4%±2.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Ware 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. |
$78,750±$29kHighest about the U.S. average |
$67,475±$15k 16% below U.S. |
| Townshend 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±$31kLowest 24% below U.S. |
$287,200±$79k 14% below U.S. |
$289,700±$28kHighest 13% below U.S. |
| Ware and Townshend are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,039±$104Lowest 26% below U.S. |
$1,074±$80Highest 24% below U.S. |
$1,043±$109 26% below U.S. |
| Townshend and Ware are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,408Lowest 9% above U.S. |
$5,364Highest 72% above U.S. |
$4,237 36% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 64.5%±17.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
72.5%±23.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
64.3%±16.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Townshend 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% |
8.1%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
11.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
82.6%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
72.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1982Highest 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
1960 20 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the U.S. average |
25 minLowest 5% below U.S. |
28 minHighest 8% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 16.6%±5 U.S.: 15.1% |
28%±18.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.3%±3.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Townshend 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 | — | #267 of 282 in MA |
| School district | — | West River Valley Union Education District #72B · West River Valley Union Education District #72A | Ware |
| High school in town | — | Leland & Gray Union Middle & High School | Ware Junior/Senior High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.1Lowest |
11.1Highest |
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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.