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Ware vs Warwick vs Dighton
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 renters (27.7% rent).
Warwick has the most people working from home (22.4%).
Dighton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+14.3%).
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 | Warwick | Dighton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,048Highest |
776Lowest |
8,193 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2% MA: +7.4% |
0%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+14.3%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.1±4.7 8% above MA |
51.4±7.3Highest 29% above MA |
42.7±2.9Lowest 7% 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% |
9.9%±3.4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
21%±4Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Dighton 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% |
23.2%±3.3Highest MA: 17.9% |
17.5%±3.5Lowest 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%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
40.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
35.9% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±2.2Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.4%±2.1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.2%±2 MA: 7.9% |
| Ware and Dighton 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 35% below MA |
$93,333±$22k 10% below MA |
$136,646±$19kHighest 31% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $289,700±$28kLowest 48% below MA |
$349,400±$34k 38% below MA |
$501,900±$47kHighest 11% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,043±$109Lowest 41% below MA |
$1,367±$163 22% below MA |
$1,405±$192Highest 20% below MA |
| Dighton and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,237Lowest 29% below MA |
$4,380 27% below MA |
$6,452Highest 8% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 64.3%±16.2Highest MA: 51.8% |
33.3%±57.3 MA: 51.8% |
11.8%±16.1Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Ware and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.8%Highest MA: 10% |
5% MA: 10% |
2.9%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.3%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
89% MA: 62.5% |
90.1%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960Lowest 4 yrs older than MA |
1974 10 yrs newer than MA |
1975Highest 11 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest about the MA average |
40 minHighest 37% above MA |
31 min 6% above MA |
| Work from home | 12.3%±3.8 MA: 18.6% |
22.4%±6.9Highest MA: 18.6% |
11%±3.9Lowest 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 | — | #85 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Ware | Warwick | Bristol County Agricultural · Dighton-Rehoboth |
| High school in town | Ware Junior/Senior High School | None in town | Bristol County Agricultural High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.1Lowest |
— | 11.9Highest |
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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.