Compare towns
Ware vs Chicopee vs Warwick
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ware has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2%).
Chicopee has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Warwick has the most people working from home (22.4%).
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 | Chicopee | Warwick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,048 |
55,295Highest |
776Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+0.5% MA: +7.4% |
0%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.1±4.7 8% above MA |
41.9±1.4Lowest 5% above MA |
51.4±7.3Highest 29% above MA |
| Warwick and Ware are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.1%±3.5 MA: 19.4% |
19.2%±1.7Highest MA: 19.4% |
9.9%±3.4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Chicopee and Ware are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.6%±3.4 MA: 17.9% |
19.5%±1.4Lowest MA: 17.9% |
23.2%±3.3Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Warwick and Ware are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24% MA: 47.3% |
22.9%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
40.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±2.2Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.7%±0.6 MA: 7.9% |
2.4%±2.1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Ware and Chicopee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $67,475±$15k 35% below MA |
$62,615±$6kLowest 40% below MA |
$93,333±$22kHighest 10% below MA |
| Warwick and Ware are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $289,700±$28k 48% below MA |
$274,500±$8kLowest 51% below MA |
$349,400±$34kHighest 38% below MA |
| Warwick and Ware are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,043±$109Lowest 41% below MA |
$1,157±$50 34% below MA |
$1,367±$163Highest 22% below MA |
| Warwick and Chicopee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,237 29% below MA |
$3,847Lowest 36% below MA |
$4,380Highest 27% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 64.3%±16.2Highest MA: 51.8% |
52%±5.6 MA: 51.8% |
33.3%±57.3Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Ware and Chicopee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.8% MA: 10% |
17.3%Highest MA: 10% |
5%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.3% MA: 62.5% |
55.7%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
89%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960 4 yrs older than MA |
1958Lowest 6 yrs older than MA |
1974Highest 10 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min about the MA average |
21 minLowest 27% below MA |
40 minHighest 37% above MA |
| Work from home | 12.3%±3.8 MA: 18.6% |
8%±1.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
22.4%±6.9Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Warwick 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 | #247 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Ware | Chicopee | Warwick |
| High school in town | Ware Junior/Senior High School | Chicopee Comprehensive High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.1Lowest |
11.2Highest |
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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.