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Ware vs Wendell vs Westhampton
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 renters (42.6% rent).
Wendell has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9%).
Westhampton has the highest household income ($100k).
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 | Wendell | Westhampton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,369Highest |
850Lowest |
1,552 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.6% MA: +7.4% |
+9%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+0.9%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39.8±6Lowest about the MA average |
47.1±8.8 18% above MA |
49.3±4.9Highest 23% above MA |
| Westhampton and Wendell 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% |
16%±3.5Lowest MA: 19.4% |
18%±4.1 MA: 19.4% |
| Ware and Westhampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.4%±3.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
22.7%±5.7 MA: 17.9% |
25.4%±2.8Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Westhampton and Wendell 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% |
51.2%Highest MA: 47.3% |
47% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±1.9Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.1%±2.9Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.7%±2.4Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Wendell 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 |
$65,288±$14k 37% below MA |
$100,000±$7kHighest 4% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $253,400±$31kLowest 55% below MA |
$290,300±$31k 48% below MA |
$413,200±$24kHighest 26% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,039±$104Lowest 41% below MA |
$1,239±$519 30% below MA |
$1,304±$229Highest 26% below MA |
| Westhampton and Wendell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,408Lowest 43% below MA |
$4,519 25% below MA |
$6,476Highest 8% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 64.5%±17.3Highest MA: 51.8% |
55.6%±40.8 MA: 51.8% |
33.3%±53.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Ware and Wendell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.1% MA: 10% |
21.3%Highest MA: 10% |
6.5%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.4%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
86.7% MA: 62.5% |
91.4%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 26 yrs older than MA |
1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
1969 5 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 9% below MA |
33 minHighest 13% above MA |
29 min about the MA average |
| Work from home | 16.6%±5 MA: 18.6% |
16.8%±7.8Highest MA: 18.6% |
14.1%±4Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Wendell 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 | — | — |
| School district | — | New Salem-Wendell | Hampshire · Westhampton |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Hampshire Regional High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.0 |
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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.