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Ware vs Warwick vs Palmer Town
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 kids (19.1% under 18).
Warwick has the most expensive homes ($355k median).
Palmer Town has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.5%).
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 | Palmer Town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,048Lowest |
83,175Highest |
12,381 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2% U.S.: +7.4% |
+0.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.1±4.7Lowest 11% above U.S. |
44.3±1 14% above U.S. |
47.8±5.6Highest 23% above U.S. |
| Palmer Town and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.1%±3.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
17.6%±1.1 U.S.: 22% |
15.1%±3.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Ware and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.6%±3.4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
21.6%±1.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.9%±4.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Warwick and Palmer Town 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% |
33.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
23.5%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±2.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.6%±0.7Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.4%±1.5Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Warwick 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. |
$88,708±$6kHighest 10% above U.S. |
$78,480±$8k about the U.S. average |
| Warwick and Palmer Town 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. |
$354,600±$5kHighest 7% above U.S. |
$271,400±$21kLowest 18% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,043±$109Lowest 26% below U.S. |
$1,363±$76Highest 4% below U.S. |
$1,075±$103 24% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,237Lowest 36% above U.S. |
$4,616Highest 48% above U.S. |
$4,540 46% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 64.3%±16.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
53.1%±6.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
52.9%±10.6Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| 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 U.S.: 12.5% |
7.6%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
73.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
71.5%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960Lowest 20 yrs older than U.S. |
1961 19 yrs older than U.S. |
1962Highest 18 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 8% above U.S. |
25 minLowest 7% below U.S. |
31 minHighest 19% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 12.3%±3.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
12.4%±1.2Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
7.3%±2.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| 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 | #28 of 38 in RI | #252 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Ware | Warwick | Palmer · Pathfinder Regional Vocational Technical |
| High school in town | Ware Junior/Senior High School | Pilgrim High School | Pathfinder Vocational Technical |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.1Highest |
10.5 |
9.9Lowest |
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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.