Compare towns
Ware vs Boston
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 homeowners (72.3%).
Boston has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.4%).
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 | Boston |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 10,048Lowest |
666,442Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+9.4%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.1±4.7Highest 8% above MA |
33.3±0.2Lowest 17% below MA |
| Kids under 18 | 19.1%±3.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
15.1%±0.3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 20.6%±3.4Highest MA: 17.9% |
13%±0.3Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
54.9%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±2.2Lowest MA: 7.9% |
15%±0.3Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $67,475±$15kLowest 35% below MA |
$97,344±$2kHighest 6% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $289,700±$28kLowest 48% below MA |
$731,700±$10kHighest 30% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,043±$109Lowest 41% below MA |
$2,147±$25Highest 22% above MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,237Lowest 29% below MA |
$4,456Highest 26% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 64.3%±16.2Highest MA: 51.8% |
51.2%±1.2Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Ware and Boston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 11.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
16.6%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.3%Highest MA: 62.5% |
35.7%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960Highest 4 yrs older than MA |
1947Lowest 17 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest about the MA average |
30 minHighest 4% above MA |
| Work from home | 12.3%±3.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
21.3%±0.5Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #267 of 282 in MA | #258 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Ware | Edward M. Kennedy Academy for Health Careers: A Horace Mann · Boston |
| High school in town | Ware Junior/Senior High School | Boston Latin School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.1Lowest |
18.7Highest |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.