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Ware is a big small town of 6,369 people in Hampshire County, Massachusetts. It's about 15 miles from Amherst Town, MA and 40 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 43 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $253k and rent runs about $1k a month.
6,369people
$253kTypical home
$1,039/moRent
82° / 34°Summer / winter
43"Snow
224Sunny days
127Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,369
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,024 people per sq mi
- 40 mi to Hartford, CT
- 15 mi to Amherst Town, MA
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $253k (≈$1,598/mo)
- Median rent $1,039/mo
- Median household income $45k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 14.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (66 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 127 days a year with rain or snow
- 43" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 25 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (551 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (402 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 32% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to ORH airport
- 31 mi to BDL (major hub)
- 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 47% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 407 ft
- 53 mi to the ocean
- 100 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 47 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 756 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 92 bars within 25 mi
- 245 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 57 museums within 25 mi
- 20 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 28% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hampshire County: D+42 in 2024
- Massachusetts: D+25 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk