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Warren vs Whately vs Ware
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Warren has the most renters (35.5% rent).
Whately has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.4%).
Ware has the most affordable homes ($290k median).
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 | Warren | Whately | Ware |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,009 |
1,499Lowest |
10,048Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.1%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+7.4%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+2% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 38.7±7.3Lowest 3% below MA |
49.3±6.7Highest 23% above MA |
43.1±4.7 8% above MA |
| Whately and Ware are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.8%±8Highest MA: 19.4% |
16.4%±3.8Lowest MA: 19.4% |
19.1%±3.5 MA: 19.4% |
| Warren and Ware are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 14.6%±4.5Lowest MA: 17.9% |
24.5%±6.3Highest MA: 17.9% |
20.6%±3.4 MA: 17.9% |
| Whately and Ware are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.2%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
47.6%Highest MA: 47.3% |
24% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±2.1 MA: 7.9% |
2.5%±1.4Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.4%±2.2Highest MA: 7.9% |
| 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 | $66,082±$6kLowest 36% below MA |
$116,563±$15kHighest 12% above MA |
$67,475±$15k 35% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $333,700±$35k 41% below MA |
$431,500±$22kHighest 23% below MA |
$289,700±$28kLowest 48% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $890±$174Lowest 49% below MA |
$977±$125 45% below MA |
$1,043±$109Highest 41% below MA |
| Ware and Whately are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,530 24% below MA |
$5,027Highest 16% below MA |
$4,237Lowest 29% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 29.7%±18.4 MA: 51.8% |
26.7%±29Lowest MA: 51.8% |
64.3%±16.2Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Ware and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9% MA: 10% |
5.4%Lowest MA: 10% |
11.8%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.5%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
88.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
72.3% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Highest 11 yrs newer than MA |
1974 10 yrs newer than MA |
1960Lowest 4 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 13% above MA |
23 minLowest 21% below MA |
28 min about the MA average |
| Work from home | 8.5%±5.4Lowest MA: 18.6% |
20.4%±8.5Highest MA: 18.6% |
12.3%±3.8 MA: 18.6% |
| Whately 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 | #165 of 282 in MA | — | #267 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Quaboag Regional | Whately | Ware |
| High school in town | Quaboag Regional High | None in town | Ware Junior/Senior High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.0Lowest |
— | 11.1Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.