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Ware vs Warren vs Westminster
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 affordable homes ($290k median).
Warren has the most renters (35.5% rent).
Westminster has the most people working from home (23.1%).
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 | Warren | Westminster |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,048Highest |
5,009 |
497Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-3.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 43.1±4.7 11% above U.S. |
38.7±7.3Lowest about the U.S. average |
43.3±11.5Highest 11% above U.S. |
| Westminster and Ware are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.1%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 22% |
20.8%±8 U.S.: 22% |
28.4%±7.1Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Westminster and Warren 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%±4.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.7%±11.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Ware and Westminster 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% |
23.2%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
45.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±2.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.9%±2.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
2.2%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Ware and Warren 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. |
$66,082±$6kLowest 18% below U.S. |
$81,000±$22kHighest about the U.S. average |
| Westminster 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±$28kLowest 13% below U.S. |
$333,700±$35kHighest about the U.S. average |
$313,600±$39k 6% below U.S. |
| Warren and Westminster 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. |
$890±$174 37% below U.S. |
$749±$315Lowest 47% below U.S. |
| Ware and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,237Lowest 36% above U.S. |
$4,530Highest 45% above U.S. |
$4,480 44% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 64.3%±16.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
29.7%±18.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
6.1%±43.8Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Ware and Warren 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% |
9% U.S.: 12.5% |
2.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
64.5%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
80.1%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960 20 yrs older than U.S. |
1975Highest 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 8% above U.S. |
33 minHighest 25% above U.S. |
30 min 13% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 12.3%±3.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
8.5%±5.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
23.1%±15.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Westminster 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 | #165 of 282 in MA | #53 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Ware | Quaboag Regional | — |
| High school in town | Ware Junior/Senior High School | Quaboag Regional High | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.1Highest |
10.0Lowest |
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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.