Compare towns
Warwick vs Lancaster vs New Braintree
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 affordable homes ($349k median).
Lancaster has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.8%).
New Braintree has the most kids (20% 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 | Warwick | Lancaster | New Braintree |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 776Lowest |
8,606Highest |
973 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | 0% MA: +7.4% |
+4.8%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-0.3%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 51.4±7.3Highest 29% above MA |
43.1±4.9Lowest 8% above MA |
47.8±4.6 20% above MA |
| Warwick and New Braintree 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% |
19.2%±4 MA: 19.4% |
20%±4.4Highest MA: 19.4% |
| New Braintree and Lancaster 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% |
19.9%±4.2Lowest MA: 17.9% |
25.6%±2.5Highest MA: 17.9% |
| New Braintree 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%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
50.3%Highest MA: 47.3% |
41.4% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2.1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
3%±1.8Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.9%±1.6 MA: 7.9% |
| Lancaster and New Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $93,333±$22kLowest 10% below MA |
$134,833±$27kHighest 30% above MA |
$99,500±$8k 4% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $349,400±$34kLowest 38% below MA |
$519,100±$60kHighest 8% below MA |
$408,800±$27k 27% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,367±$163Lowest 22% below MA |
$2,338±$539Highest 33% above MA |
$1,484±$316 16% below MA |
| Lancaster and New Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,380Lowest 27% below MA |
$7,235Highest 21% above MA |
$5,508 8% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.3%±57.3Lowest MA: 51.8% |
68.3%±36.7Highest MA: 51.8% |
51.4%±51.2 MA: 51.8% |
| Lancaster and New Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5% MA: 10% |
1.4%Lowest MA: 10% |
7.2%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89% MA: 62.5% |
85.1%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
89.8%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974 10 yrs newer than MA |
1971Lowest 7 yrs newer than MA |
1987Highest 23 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 40 minHighest 37% above MA |
32 minLowest 9% above MA |
37 min 26% above MA |
| Work from home | 22.4%±6.9 MA: 18.6% |
33.6%±9.1Highest MA: 18.6% |
7.4%±3.4Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Lancaster and Warwick 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 | — | #145 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Warwick | Nashoba | Quabbin |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.