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Massachusetts·Hampshire County
2 tracts·3K people·$253K median·536/mi²
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Ware is $253,400 (Census ACS 2020–2024) — 0.6× the US median of $458,812.
Ware has 6,369 residents across 1 census tracts and 2 named neighborhoods (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median age is 39.8; the population is 87.8% White, 5.7% Black, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 1.0% Multiracial, 0.3% Asian and 0.0% Other; the average household has 2.3 people; 15.4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 14.1% (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Stanley M Koziol Elementary School is the elementary school with reported scores (31%); Ware Middle School is the middle school with reported scores (28%); Ware Junior/Senior High School is the high school with reported scores (25%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,039/month, 34% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median household income in Ware is $45,158 a year, 48% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
In Ware, median rent is $1,039/month and the median home value is $253,400 (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Summer highs average 80°F; winter lows average 18°F; there are 80 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 49 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Ware are ice storm (80), landslide (73) and strong wind (61), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.18g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Ware, 2.3% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).