Compare towns
Warwick vs Phillipston vs Heath
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 oldest housing (typical home built 1974).
Phillipston has the most kids (17% under 18).
Heath has the most people working from home (31.7%).
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 | Phillipston | Heath |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 776 |
1,895Highest |
765Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | 0%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+2.6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+2.4% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 51.4±7.3 29% above MA |
48.8±1.7Lowest 22% above MA |
53.8±11.9Highest 35% above MA |
| Heath 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% |
17%±5Highest MA: 19.4% |
13.1%±2.8 MA: 19.4% |
| Phillipston and Heath 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% |
17.9%±1.3Lowest MA: 17.9% |
33.6%±8.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Heath 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% |
25.4%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
46.8%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2.1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4%±1.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.3%±2.8 MA: 7.9% |
| Phillipston and Heath 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 |
$94,692±$14k 9% below MA |
$98,750±$23kHighest 5% below MA |
| Heath and Phillipston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $349,400±$34k 38% below MA |
$372,400±$27kHighest 34% below MA |
$295,000±$45kLowest 48% below MA |
| Phillipston and Warwick 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 |
$1,375±$849Highest 22% below MA |
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| Phillipston and Warwick 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 |
$3,914Lowest 35% below MA |
$4,438Highest 26% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.3%±57.3Lowest MA: 51.8% |
100%±100Highest MA: 51.8% |
40%±100 MA: 51.8% |
| Phillipston and Heath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5%Lowest MA: 10% |
5.7% MA: 10% |
6.6%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89% MA: 62.5% |
92.4%Highest MA: 62.5% |
88.3%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 10 yrs newer than MA |
1984Highest 20 yrs newer than MA |
1981 17 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 40 minHighest 37% above MA |
29 minLowest about the MA average |
35 min 20% above MA |
| Work from home | 22.4%±6.9 MA: 18.6% |
9.2%±3.7Lowest MA: 18.6% |
31.7%±17.1Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Heath and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Warwick | — | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — | — |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.