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Ware vs Troy vs Ware
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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+2%).
Troy has the highest household income ($89k).
Ware has the most people working from home (16.6%).
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 | Troy | Ware |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,048Highest |
2,005Lowest |
6,369 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-0.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+1.6% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.1±4.7Highest 11% above U.S. |
40.2±5 3% above U.S. |
39.8±6Lowest about the U.S. average |
| Ware and Troy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.1%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 22% |
21.2%±4.5 U.S.: 22% |
23.3%±4.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Ware and Troy 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% |
14.6%±3.4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.4%±3.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Ware 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% U.S.: 35.7% |
26.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
15.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±2.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.1%±2.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.7%±1.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Ware and Troy 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 16% below U.S. |
$88,871±$14kHighest 10% above U.S. |
$45,158±$11kLowest 44% below U.S. |
| Troy 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±$28kHighest 13% below U.S. |
$266,600±$39k 20% below U.S. |
$253,400±$31kLowest 24% below U.S. |
| Ware and Troy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,043±$109Highest 26% below U.S. |
$1,024±$331Lowest 28% below U.S. |
$1,039±$104 26% below U.S. |
| Ware and Ware 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. |
$5,229Highest 68% above U.S. |
$3,408Lowest 9% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 64.3%±16.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
43.1%±27.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
64.5%±17.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Ware and Ware are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
4.1%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
14.1%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
77.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
57.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960 20 yrs older than U.S. |
1971Highest 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 8% above U.S. |
25 minLowest 4% below U.S. |
27 min about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 12.3%±3.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
10.1%±4.3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
16.6%±5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Ware 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 | — | #267 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Ware | Monadnock Regional School District | — |
| High school in town | Ware Junior/Senior High School | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.1 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.