Compare towns
Warwick vs Becket vs Leyden
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Warwick has the most people working from home (22.4%).
Becket has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.5%).
Leyden has the highest household income ($106k).
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 | Warwick | Becket | Leyden |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 776 |
1,962Highest |
637Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | 0%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+8.5%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+3.2% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 51.4±7.3 29% above MA |
49.6±4.7Lowest 24% above MA |
53.2±8.2Highest 33% above MA |
| Leyden and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 9.9%±3.4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
15.3%±3.6Highest MA: 19.4% |
13.8%±3.6 MA: 19.4% |
| Becket and Leyden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.2%±3.3 MA: 17.9% |
21.3%±3.4Lowest MA: 17.9% |
28.6%±2.7Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Leyden and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.5% MA: 47.3% |
45.3%Highest MA: 47.3% |
40%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2.1 MA: 7.9% |
3.4%±2Highest MA: 7.9% |
0.5%±2.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Becket and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $93,333±$22k 10% below MA |
$80,417±$29kLowest 23% below MA |
$105,893±$13kHighest about the MA average |
| Leyden and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $349,400±$34kLowest 38% below MA |
$361,000±$82k 36% below MA |
$372,900±$24kHighest 34% below MA |
| Leyden and Becket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,367±$163Lowest 22% below MA |
$2,107±$1kHighest 20% above MA |
$1,917±$451 9% above MA |
| Becket and Leyden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,380 27% below MA |
$3,047Lowest 49% below MA |
$4,651Highest 22% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.3%±57.3Lowest MA: 51.8% |
100%±100Highest MA: 51.8% |
42.9%±100 MA: 51.8% |
| Becket and Leyden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5%Lowest MA: 10% |
12.1%Highest MA: 10% |
10.8% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
98.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
93.4% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 10 yrs newer than MA |
1977Highest 13 yrs newer than MA |
1976 12 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 40 minHighest 37% above MA |
36 min 23% above MA |
33 minLowest 12% above MA |
| Work from home | 22.4%±6.9Highest MA: 18.6% |
13.3%±4.8 MA: 18.6% |
11%±5Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Warwick and Becket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Warwick | Central Berkshire | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — |
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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.