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Warwick vs Windsor vs New Braintree
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Warwick has grown the fastest since 2010 (0%).
Windsor has the highest household income ($116k).
New Braintree has the most kids (20% under 18).
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 | Windsor | New Braintree |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 776Lowest |
1,065Highest |
973 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | 0%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-7.6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
-0.3% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 51.4±7.3Highest 29% above MA |
44.8±6.4Lowest 12% above MA |
47.8±4.6 20% above MA |
| 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 MA: 19.4% |
15.8%±5.1 MA: 19.4% |
20%±4.4Highest MA: 19.4% |
| New Braintree and Windsor 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% |
18.6%±4.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
25.6%±2.5Highest MA: 17.9% |
| 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%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
41.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
41.4% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2.1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
2.7%±1.7 MA: 7.9% |
2.9%±1.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
| New Braintree and Windsor 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 |
$115,563±$10kHighest 11% above MA |
$99,500±$8k 4% below MA |
| Windsor and New Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $349,400±$34kLowest 38% below MA |
$389,700±$32k 31% below MA |
$408,800±$27kHighest 27% below MA |
| New Braintree and Windsor 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 |
— | $1,484±$316Highest 16% below MA |
| 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 27% below MA |
$3,867Lowest 35% below MA |
$5,508Highest 8% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.3%±57.3 MA: 51.8% |
0%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
51.4%±51.2Highest MA: 51.8% |
| New Braintree and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5% MA: 10% |
3.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
7.2%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
96.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
89.8% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974 10 yrs newer than MA |
1970Lowest 6 yrs newer than MA |
1987Highest 23 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 40 minHighest 37% above MA |
37 min 27% above MA |
37 minLowest 26% above MA |
| Work from home | 22.4%±6.9Highest MA: 18.6% |
21.2%±5.8 MA: 18.6% |
7.4%±3.4Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Warwick and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Warwick | — | Quabbin |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
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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.