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Warwick vs Pembroke 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 affordable homes ($349k median).
Pembroke has the most expensive homes ($587k median).
Leyden has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.2%).

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.

MeasureWarwickPembrokeLeyden
People
Population
776
18,382Highest
637Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
0%Lowest
MA: +7.4%
+2.9%
MA: +7.4%
+3.2%Highest
MA: +7.4%
Median age
51.4±7.3
29% above MA
45.5±3.3Lowest
14% 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%
19.3%±2.5Highest
MA: 19.4%
13.8%±3.6
MA: 19.4%
Pembroke 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%
19.4%±3.1Lowest
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%
44.7%Highest
MA: 47.3%
40%Lowest
MA: 47.3%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.4%±2.1
MA: 7.9%
4.9%±1.4Highest
MA: 7.9%
0.5%±2.3Lowest
MA: 7.9%
Pembroke 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±$22kLowest
10% below MA
$146,285±$17kHighest
41% above MA
$105,893±$13k
about the MA average
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$349,400±$34kLowest
38% below MA
$586,500±$28kHighest
4% above MA
$372,900±$24k
34% below MA
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,367±$163Lowest
22% below MA
$2,464±$753Highest
40% above MA
$1,917±$451
9% above MA
Pembroke and Leyden 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
$6,585Highest
10% above MA
$4,651
22% below MA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
33.3%±57.3Lowest
MA: 51.8%
42.1%±5.6
MA: 51.8%
42.9%±100Highest
MA: 51.8%
Leyden and Pembroke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
5%
MA: 10%
4%Lowest
MA: 10%
10.8%Highest
MA: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
89%Lowest
MA: 62.5%
90.1%
MA: 62.5%
93.4%Highest
MA: 62.5%
Typical home builtmedian year
1974Lowest
10 yrs newer than MA
1974Lowest
10 yrs newer than MA
1976Highest
12 yrs newer than MA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
40 minHighest
37% above MA
35 min
19% above MA
33 minLowest
12% above MA
Work from home
22.4%±6.9Highest
MA: 18.6%
21.2%±5.6
MA: 18.6%
11%±5Lowest
MA: 18.6%
Warwick and Pembroke 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 — #82 of 282 in MA —
School district Warwick Pembroke —
High school in town None in town Pembroke High School —
Students per teacherat that high school —
12.3
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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.