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Ware vs Templeton vs Windsor Locks
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 renters (27.7% rent).
Templeton has the highest household income ($101k).
Windsor Locks has the shortest commute (22 min average).
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 | Templeton | Windsor Locks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,048 |
8,252Lowest |
12,579Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+1.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 43.1±4.7Highest 11% above U.S. |
40.3±5.1Lowest 4% above U.S. |
41.4±2.6 6% above U.S. |
| Ware and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.1%±3.5 U.S.: 22% |
22.9%±5.9Highest U.S.: 22% |
18.6%±3.4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Templeton and Ware are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.6%±3.4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
14.7%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.2%±2.7 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Ware 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+ | 24%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
26.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
28.6%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±2.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.4%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.9%±1.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Windsor Locks and Ware are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $67,475±$15kLowest 16% below U.S. |
$101,154±$15kHighest 25% above U.S. |
$81,205±$13k about the U.S. average |
| Templeton and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $289,700±$28k 13% below U.S. |
$358,500±$12kHighest 8% above U.S. |
$258,800±$14kLowest 22% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,043±$109Lowest 26% below U.S. |
$1,207±$353 15% below U.S. |
$1,394±$187Highest about the U.S. average |
| Windsor Locks and Templeton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,237 36% above U.S. |
$4,554Highest 46% above U.S. |
$3,688Lowest 18% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 64.3%±16.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
44.7%±26.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
58.2%±16.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Ware and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
10.6%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
10.9% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
85.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
77.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960Lowest 20 yrs older than U.S. |
1972Highest 8 yrs older than U.S. |
1961 19 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 8% above U.S. |
28 min 5% above U.S. |
22 minLowest 17% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 12.3%±3.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
16.9%±5.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
17.7%±3.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Windsor Locks and Templeton 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 | #244 of 282 in MA | #109 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Ware | Narragansett | Windsor Locks School District |
| High school in town | Ware Junior/Senior High School | Narragansett Regional High | Windsor Locks High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.1 |
12.2Highest |
8.9Lowest |
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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.