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Warwick vs Windham vs New Braintree vs Orange
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Warwick has the most people working from home (22.4%).
Windham has the shortest commute (27 min average).
New Braintree has the most expensive homes ($409k median).
Orange has the most affordable homes ($246k median).
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 | Windham | New Braintree | Orange |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 776 |
594Lowest |
973 |
7,573Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | 0%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | -0.3% U.S.: +7.4% |
-3.4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 51.4±7.3Highest 32% above U.S. |
44.2±7.4 14% above U.S. |
47.8±4.6 23% above U.S. |
41.8±2.2Lowest 7% above U.S. |
| Warwick and New Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 9.9%±3.4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
17.5%±7.9 U.S.: 22% |
20%±4.4 U.S.: 22% |
22.2%±3.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Orange and New Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 23.2%±3.3 U.S.: 17.2% |
23.2%±8.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
25.6%±2.5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.3%±3.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| New Braintree 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% U.S.: 35.7% |
48.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
41.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
15.7%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.9%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2%±0.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
| New Braintree 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±$22k 16% above U.S. |
$94,500±$12k 17% above U.S. |
$99,500±$8kHighest 23% above U.S. |
$55,824±$10kLowest 31% below U.S. |
| New Braintree and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $349,400±$34k 5% above U.S. |
$353,900±$20k 6% above U.S. |
$408,800±$27kHighest 23% above U.S. |
$245,900±$18kLowest 26% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,367±$163 3% below U.S. |
— | $1,484±$316Highest 5% above U.S. |
$775±$233Lowest 45% below U.S. |
| New Braintree and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,380 40% above U.S. |
$5,951Highest 91% above U.S. |
$5,508 77% above U.S. |
$4,136Lowest 33% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.3%±57.3Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
41.2%±94 U.S.: 51.1% |
51.4%±51.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
41%±11.9 U.S.: 51.1% |
| New Braintree and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 5%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
9.9% U.S.: 12.5% |
7.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
22.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89% U.S.: 65.2% |
82.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
89.8%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
70%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974 6 yrs older than U.S. |
1982 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
1987Highest 7 yrs newer than U.S. |
1966Lowest 14 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 40 minHighest 52% above U.S. |
27 minLowest about the U.S. average |
37 min 39% above U.S. |
33 min 24% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 22.4%±6.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
20.5%±5.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
7.4%±3.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
6.6%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Warwick and Windham 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 | — | — | — | #275 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Warwick | — | Quabbin | Orange · Ralph C Mahar |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town | Ralph C Mahar Regional |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | — | 9.0 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.