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Winchendon vs Ware vs Rindge
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Winchendon has the most kids (21.8% under 18).
Ware has the most affordable homes ($290k median).
Rindge has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.7%).
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 | Winchendon | Ware | Rindge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,440Highest |
10,048 |
6,497Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+2% U.S.: +7.4% |
+7.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39.6±1.9 about the U.S. average |
43.1±4.7Highest 11% above U.S. |
35±3.9Lowest 10% below U.S. |
| Ware and Winchendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.8%±3.9Highest U.S.: 22% |
19.1%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 22% |
21.2%±4.4 U.S.: 22% |
| Winchendon and Rindge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.9%±2.7Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.6%±3.4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
18%±3.7 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Ware and Rindge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
24% U.S.: 35.7% |
31.8%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±1.5 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.4%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
18.3%±2.5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $75,690±$14k 6% below U.S. |
$67,475±$15kLowest 16% below U.S. |
$102,679±$20kHighest 27% above U.S. |
| Rindge and Winchendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $323,800±$19k about the U.S. average |
$289,700±$28kLowest 13% below U.S. |
$415,400±$35kHighest 25% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,255±$163Highest 11% below U.S. |
$1,043±$109Lowest 26% below U.S. |
$1,123±$60 21% below U.S. |
| Winchendon and Rindge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,780Lowest 21% above U.S. |
$4,237 36% above U.S. |
$6,636Highest 113% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 61.7%±17.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
64.3%±16.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
29.1%±19.7Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Ware and Winchendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 18.5%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
11.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
9.6%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
72.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
84.8%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981 1 yr newer than U.S. |
1960Lowest 20 yrs older than U.S. |
1984Highest 4 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 23% above U.S. |
28 min 8% above U.S. |
28 minLowest 6% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 11.2%±3.1Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.3%±3.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
18.1%±4.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Rindge 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 | #269 of 282 in MA | #267 of 282 in MA | #50 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Winchendon | Ware | Jaffrey-Rindge Cooperative School District |
| High school in town | Murdock High School | Ware Junior/Senior High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.3Highest |
11.1Lowest |
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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.