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Warwick vs Springfield
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%).
Springfield has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.9%).
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 | Springfield |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 776Lowest |
154,749Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | 0%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+1.9%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 51.4±7.3Highest 29% above MA |
33.7±0.5Lowest 16% below MA |
| Kids under 18 | 9.9%±3.4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
24.2%±0.9Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 23.2%±3.3Highest MA: 17.9% |
13.2%±0.7Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
20.5%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2.1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
7.5%±0.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $93,333±$22kHighest 10% below MA |
$52,656±$2kLowest 49% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $349,400±$34kHighest 38% below MA |
$245,000±$4kLowest 56% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,367±$163Highest 22% below MA |
$1,144±$55Lowest 35% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,380Highest 27% below MA |
$3,695Lowest 38% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.3%±57.3Lowest MA: 51.8% |
57.7%±3.1Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Springfield and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 5%Lowest MA: 10% |
25.8%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89%Highest MA: 62.5% |
49.6%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Highest 10 yrs newer than MA |
1952Lowest 12 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 40 minHighest 37% above MA |
20 minLowest 31% below MA |
| Work from home | 22.4%±6.9Highest MA: 18.6% |
8.4%±0.9Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #276 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Warwick | Springfield |
| High school in town | None in town | Springfield Central High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.2 |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.