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Warwick vs Ware vs Upton 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 most homeowners (89%).
Ware has the shortest commute (28 min average).
Upton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.1%).
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 | Ware | Upton | Heath |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 776 |
10,048Highest |
8,189 |
765Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | 0%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+2% MA: +7.4% |
+6.1%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+2.4% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 51.4±7.3 29% above MA |
43.1±4.7Lowest 8% above MA |
46.4±4.8 16% 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% |
19.1%±3.5 MA: 19.4% |
23.2%±4.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
13.1%±2.8 MA: 19.4% |
| Upton and Ware 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% |
20.6%±3.4Lowest MA: 17.9% |
20.7%±4.9 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% |
24%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
53.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
46.8% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2.1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.4%±2.2Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
3.3%±2.8 MA: 7.9% |
| Ware 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±$22k 10% below MA |
$67,475±$15kLowest 35% below MA |
$155,508±$33kHighest 50% above MA |
$98,750±$23k 5% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $349,400±$34k 38% below MA |
$289,700±$28kLowest 48% below MA |
$576,700±$41kHighest about the MA average |
$295,000±$45k 48% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,367±$163Highest 22% below MA |
$1,043±$109 41% below MA |
$948±$599Lowest 46% below MA |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,380 27% below MA |
$4,237Lowest 29% below MA |
$8,376Highest 40% above MA |
$4,438 26% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.3%±57.3Lowest MA: 51.8% |
64.3%±16.2Highest MA: 51.8% |
52.8%±31 MA: 51.8% |
40%±100 MA: 51.8% |
| Ware and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 5% MA: 10% |
11.8%Highest MA: 10% |
3.2%Lowest MA: 10% |
6.6% MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89%Highest MA: 62.5% |
72.3%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
86.7% MA: 62.5% |
88.3% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974 10 yrs newer than MA |
1960Lowest 4 yrs older than MA |
1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 40 minHighest 37% above MA |
28 minLowest about the MA average |
35 min 22% above MA |
35 min 20% above MA |
| Work from home | 22.4%±6.9 MA: 18.6% |
12.3%±3.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
22.8%±5.3 MA: 18.6% |
31.7%±17.1Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Heath and Upton 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 | — | #267 of 282 in MA | #46 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Warwick | Ware | Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical · Mendon-Upton | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Ware Junior/Senior High School | Blackstone Valley | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.1Lowest |
11.2Highest |
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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.