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Ware vs Warwick vs Webster
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).
Warwick has the most people working from home (22.4%).
Webster has the most kids (22.6% under 18).
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 | Webster |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,048Highest |
776Lowest |
2,227 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2% U.S.: +7.4% |
0%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.1±4.7Lowest 11% above U.S. |
51.4±7.3Highest 32% above U.S. |
44.7±7.6 15% above U.S. |
| Warwick and Webster 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% |
9.9%±3.4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
22.6%±8Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Webster 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 U.S.: 17.2% |
23.2%±3.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.4%±1.3Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| 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 U.S.: 35.7% |
40.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
30.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±2.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.4%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3%±1.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Ware and Webster 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. |
$93,333±$22k 16% above U.S. |
$107,171±$14kHighest 33% above U.S. |
| Webster and Warwick 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. |
$349,400±$34kHighest 5% above U.S. |
$338,500±$30k about the U.S. average |
| Warwick and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,043±$109Lowest 26% below U.S. |
$1,367±$163 3% below U.S. |
$1,396±$622Highest about the U.S. average |
| Webster and Warwick 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. |
$4,380 40% above U.S. |
$6,021Highest 93% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 64.3%±16.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
33.3%±57.3Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
53.6%±71 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Ware and Webster 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% |
5%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
9.6% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
89% U.S.: 65.2% |
96%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960Lowest 20 yrs older than U.S. |
1974 6 yrs older than U.S. |
1979Highest 1 yr older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 8% above U.S. |
40 minHighest 52% above U.S. |
31 min 16% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 12.3%±3.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
22.4%±6.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
17.1%±3.9 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Warwick and Webster 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 | — | — |
| School district | Ware | Warwick | Merrimack Valley School District |
| High school in town | Ware Junior/Senior High School | None in town | 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.