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Warwick vs Westhampton vs Hardwick
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%).
Westhampton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.9%).
Hardwick has the most renters (31.8% rent).
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 | Westhampton | Hardwick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 776Lowest |
1,552 |
2,684Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | 0% MA: +7.4% |
+0.9%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-10.8%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 51.4±7.3Highest 29% above MA |
49.3±4.9 23% above MA |
45.3±9.8Lowest 13% above MA |
| Warwick and Westhampton 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% |
18%±4.1 MA: 19.4% |
20.5%±5.6Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Hardwick and Westhampton 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% |
25.4%±2.8Highest MA: 17.9% |
22.7%±5Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Westhampton 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% |
47%Highest MA: 47.3% |
30.9%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2.1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
3.7%±2.4 MA: 7.9% |
6.2%±4.4Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Hardwick and Westhampton 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 |
$100,000±$7kHighest 4% below MA |
$75,000±$22kLowest 28% below MA |
| Westhampton and Warwick 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 |
$413,200±$24kHighest 26% below MA |
$346,700±$67kLowest 38% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,367±$163Highest 22% below MA |
$1,304±$229 26% below MA |
$1,108±$119Lowest 37% below MA |
| Warwick and Westhampton 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 |
$6,476Highest 8% above MA |
$4,400 27% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.3%±57.3Lowest MA: 51.8% |
33.3%±53.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
59%±13.8Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Hardwick 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% |
6.5% MA: 10% |
11%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89% MA: 62.5% |
91.4%Highest MA: 62.5% |
68.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Highest 10 yrs newer than MA |
1969 5 yrs newer than MA |
1968Lowest 4 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 40 minHighest 37% above MA |
29 minLowest about the MA average |
31 min 7% above MA |
| Work from home | 22.4%±6.9Highest MA: 18.6% |
14.1%±4 MA: 18.6% |
8.7%±4.3Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Warwick and Westhampton 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 | — | — | #163 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Warwick | Hampshire · Westhampton | Quabbin |
| High school in town | None in town | Hampshire Regional High | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.0 |
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| Old photos in History | 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.