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Westhampton vs Ware vs Southampton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Westhampton has the most people working from home (14.1%).
Ware has the most affordable homes ($290k median).
Southampton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.5%).
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 | Westhampton | Ware | Southampton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,552Lowest |
10,048Highest |
6,230 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.9%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+2% MA: +7.4% |
+7.5%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 49.3±4.9Highest 23% above MA |
43.1±4.7Lowest 8% above MA |
43.4±3.5 9% above MA |
| Westhampton and Southampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18%±4.1Lowest MA: 19.4% |
19.1%±3.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
19.1%±4Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 25.4%±2.8Highest MA: 17.9% |
20.6%±3.4Lowest MA: 17.9% |
21.9%±4.8 MA: 17.9% |
| Westhampton and Southampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 47%Highest MA: 47.3% |
24%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
41.1% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±2.4Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.4%±2.2 MA: 7.9% |
4.7%±2.2Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Southampton and Ware are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $100,000±$7k 4% below MA |
$67,475±$15kLowest 35% below MA |
$123,125±$23kHighest 18% above MA |
| Southampton and Westhampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $413,200±$24k 26% below MA |
$289,700±$28kLowest 48% below MA |
$452,300±$25kHighest 20% below MA |
| Southampton and Westhampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,304±$229Highest 26% below MA |
$1,043±$109Lowest 41% below MA |
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| Westhampton and Ware are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,476Highest 8% above MA |
$4,237Lowest 29% below MA |
$5,470 9% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.3%±53.5 MA: 51.8% |
64.3%±16.2Highest MA: 51.8% |
26.2%±18.4Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Ware and Westhampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.5% MA: 10% |
11.8%Highest MA: 10% |
2.6%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.4%Highest MA: 62.5% |
72.3%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
90.7% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969 5 yrs newer than MA |
1960Lowest 4 yrs older than MA |
1983Highest 19 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest about the MA average |
28 min about the MA average |
22 minLowest 23% below MA |
| Work from home | 14.1%±4Highest MA: 18.6% |
12.3%±3.8 MA: 18.6% |
8.2%±3.6Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Westhampton and Ware 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 | #205 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Hampshire · Westhampton | Ware | Southampton |
| High school in town | Hampshire Regional High | Ware Junior/Senior High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.0Lowest |
11.1Highest |
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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.