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Warwick vs Needham vs Tolland
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).
Needham has the most expensive homes ($1189k median).
Tolland has the most homeowners (94.4%).
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 | Needham | Tolland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 776 |
32,459Highest |
540Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | 0%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+11.1%Highest MA: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 51.4±7.3 29% above MA |
43.1±1.6Lowest 8% above MA |
51.7±7.2Highest 29% above MA |
| Tolland 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% |
27.5%±2.2Highest MA: 19.4% |
17.8%±5.5 MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 23.2%±3.3Highest MA: 17.9% |
17.7%±1.7Lowest MA: 17.9% |
22.6%±4.1 MA: 17.9% |
| Warwick and Tolland 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% |
81.9%Highest MA: 47.3% |
39.3%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2.1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.4%±1.1Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.8%±1.6 MA: 7.9% |
| Needham and Tolland 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 |
$214,308±$13kHighest 106% above MA |
$106,250±$10k about the MA average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $349,400±$34kLowest 38% below MA |
$1,188,500±$43kHighest 111% above MA |
$355,700±$22k 37% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,367±$163Lowest 22% below MA |
$2,409±$183Highest 37% above MA |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,380 27% below MA |
$10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
$2,714Lowest 55% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.3%±57.3 MA: 51.8% |
55.9%±8.5Highest MA: 51.8% |
0%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Needham and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5% MA: 10% |
3.7%Lowest MA: 10% |
6.3%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89% MA: 62.5% |
83.1%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
94.4%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974 10 yrs newer than MA |
1965Lowest 1 yr newer than MA |
1979Highest 15 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 40 minHighest 37% above MA |
28 minLowest 5% below MA |
38 min 32% above MA |
| Work from home | 22.4%±6.9 MA: 18.6% |
32.4%±2.4Highest MA: 18.6% |
12.5%±5.9Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #19 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Warwick | Needham | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Needham High | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.9 |
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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.