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Warren vs Springfield vs Roxbury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Warren has grown the fastest since 2010 (+16%).
Springfield has the highest household income ($101k).
Roxbury has the most kids (30.6% 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 | Warren | Springfield | Roxbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,585Highest |
1,122 |
942Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +16%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
-1.9% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 53.1±4.2Highest 37% above U.S. |
51.4±8.8 32% above U.S. |
35.6±11.7Lowest 8% below U.S. |
| Warren and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 9.3%±3.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
15.1%±8 U.S.: 22% |
30.6%±5Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 30.1%±4.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.8%±1.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
18.7%±8.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 60%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
36.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
29.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±4Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
0%±1.5Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.8%±2.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Warren and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $86,905±$16k 8% above U.S. |
$100,893±$19kHighest 25% above U.S. |
$73,214±$22kLowest 9% below U.S. |
| Springfield and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $569,300±$123kHighest 71% above U.S. |
$384,100±$50k 15% above U.S. |
$242,600±$55kLowest 27% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,750±$394Highest 24% above U.S. |
$1,096±$217 22% below U.S. |
$950±$495Lowest 33% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,284Highest 134% above U.S. |
$5,946 91% above U.S. |
$4,284Lowest 37% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 32.3%±26.6Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
25.9%±64.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
16.7%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Warren and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 15.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
3.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
27.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
90.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
94%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1985Highest 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
1974Lowest 6 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 30% below U.S. |
34 minHighest 30% above U.S. |
26 min about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 36.2%±5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
16.7%±11.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
5.2%±3.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 | — | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — | — |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.