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Westhampton vs Ware vs Warwick

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 expensive homes ($413k median).
Ware has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2%).
Warwick has the most people working from home (22.4%).

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.

MeasureWesthamptonWareWarwick
People
Population
1,552
10,048Highest
776Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+0.9%
MA: +7.4%
+2%Highest
MA: +7.4%
0%Lowest
MA: +7.4%
Median age
49.3±4.9
23% above MA
43.1±4.7Lowest
8% above MA
51.4±7.3Highest
29% 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
18%±4.1
MA: 19.4%
19.1%±3.5Highest
MA: 19.4%
9.9%±3.4Lowest
MA: 19.4%
Ware and Westhampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
25.4%±2.8Highest
MA: 17.9%
20.6%±3.4Lowest
MA: 17.9%
23.2%±3.3
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+
47%Highest
MA: 47.3%
24%Lowest
MA: 47.3%
40.5%
MA: 47.3%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.7%±2.4
MA: 7.9%
4.4%±2.2Highest
MA: 7.9%
2.4%±2.1Lowest
MA: 7.9%
Ware and Westhampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$100,000±$7kHighest
4% below MA
$67,475±$15kLowest
35% below MA
$93,333±$22k
10% 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
$413,200±$24kHighest
26% below MA
$289,700±$28kLowest
48% below MA
$349,400±$34k
38% below MA
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,304±$229
26% below MA
$1,043±$109Lowest
41% below MA
$1,367±$163Highest
22% 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
$6,476Highest
8% above MA
$4,237Lowest
29% below MA
$4,380
27% below MA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
33.3%±53.5Lowest
MA: 51.8%
64.3%±16.2Highest
MA: 51.8%
33.3%±57.3Lowest
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%
5%Lowest
MA: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
91.4%Highest
MA: 62.5%
72.3%Lowest
MA: 62.5%
89%
MA: 62.5%
Typical home builtmedian year
1969
5 yrs newer than MA
1960Lowest
4 yrs older than MA
1974Highest
10 yrs newer than MA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
29 min
about the MA average
28 minLowest
about the MA average
40 minHighest
37% above MA
Work from home
14.1%±4
MA: 18.6%
12.3%±3.8Lowest
MA: 18.6%
22.4%±6.9Highest
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 — #267 of 282 in MA —
School district Hampshire · Westhampton Ware Warwick
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.