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Ware vs Warren vs Windsor Locks vs North Adams
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).
Warren has the most expensive homes ($334k median).
Windsor Locks has the highest household income ($81k).
North Adams has the most affordable homes ($196k 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 | Warren | Windsor Locks | North Adams |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 6,369 |
5,009Lowest |
12,579 |
12,606Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.6%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-3.1% U.S.: +7.4% |
— | -5.4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39.8±6 about the U.S. average |
38.7±7.3Lowest about the U.S. average |
41.4±2.6 6% above U.S. |
44.1±3.5Highest 13% above U.S. |
| North Adams and Windsor Locks 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% |
20.8%±8 U.S.: 22% |
18.6%±3.4 U.S.: 22% |
15.7%±2.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| 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 U.S.: 17.2% |
14.6%±4.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.2%±2.7 U.S.: 17.2% |
21.6%±2.6Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| North Adams and Windsor Locks 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% |
23.2% U.S.: 35.7% |
28.6%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
28.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±1.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
2.9%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.9%±1.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
9.8%±2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $45,158±$11kLowest 44% below U.S. |
$66,082±$6k 18% below U.S. |
$81,205±$13kHighest about the U.S. average |
$47,500±$7k 41% below U.S. |
| Windsor Locks and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $253,400±$31k 24% below U.S. |
$333,700±$35kHighest about the U.S. average |
$258,800±$14k 22% below U.S. |
$195,900±$14kLowest 41% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,039±$104 26% below U.S. |
$890±$174 37% below U.S. |
$1,394±$187Highest about the U.S. average |
$793±$113Lowest 44% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,408 9% above U.S. |
$4,530Highest 45% above U.S. |
$3,688 18% above U.S. |
$3,078Lowest about the U.S. average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 64.5%±17.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
29.7%±18.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
58.2%±16.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
63.7%±11 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Ware and North Adams are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 14.1% U.S.: 12.5% |
9%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
10.9% U.S.: 12.5% |
18.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
64.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
77.1%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
51%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1975Highest 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1961 19 yrs older than U.S. |
1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the U.S. average |
33 minHighest 25% above U.S. |
22 min 17% below U.S. |
17 minLowest 34% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 16.6%±5 U.S.: 15.1% |
8.5%±5.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
17.7%±3.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
9.2%±3.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Windsor Locks 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 | #109 of 149 in CT | #268 of 282 in MA |
| School district | — | Quaboag Regional | Windsor Locks School District | North Adams · Northern Berkshire Regional Vocational Technical |
| High school in town | — | Quaboag Regional High | Windsor Locks High School | Charles McCann Vocational Technical |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.0 |
8.9Lowest |
10.6Highest |
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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.