Barre vs West Warren

A side-by-side comparison of Barre and West Warren: population, income, housing, and more.

Barre and West Warren are places in Massachusetts. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

West Warren has the higher population (619 vs 550 in Barre). Barre has the higher median home value ($313,100 vs $274,600 in West Warren). Since 2019, West Warren's population has grown faster (+5.8% vs -44.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Barre	West Warren
Population	550	619
Median age	52.0 yrs	42.5 yrs
Median household income	$55,625	—
Median home value	$313,100	$274,600
Median gross rent	$1,906	$862
Housing units	378	412
Homeownership rate	60.8%	39.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	55.8%	51.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	14.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Barre	West Warren
Population	986 → 550 (-44.2%)	585 → 619 (+5.8%)
Median household income	$50,268 → $55,625 (+10.7%)	$56,841 → $64,989 (+14.3%)
Median home value	$192,800 → $313,100 (+62.4%)	$246,900 → $274,600 (+11.2%)
Median gross rent	—	$674 → $862 (+27.9%)

Barre

Population

986550

Median household income

$50,268$55,625

Median home value

$192,800$313,100

West Warren

Population

585619

Median household income

$56,841$64,989

Median home value

$246,900$274,600

Median gross rent

$674$862

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Barre	West Warren
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	0.0%	5.5%
18 to 24	6.5%	5.7%
25 to 34	29.6%	5.3%
35 to 44	0.0%	48.0%
45 to 54	28.5%	0.0%
55 to 64	21.1%	21.5%
65 to 74	7.6%	13.9%
75 and over	6.5%	0.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Barre	West Warren
White (non-Hispanic)	96.4%	94.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	5.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.6%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Barre	West Warren
No high school diploma	0.0%	0.0%
High school graduate	31.9%	32.9%
Some college or associate's	12.3%	15.6%
Bachelor's degree	40.1%	31.8%
Graduate or professional degree	15.8%	19.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Barre	West Warren
Drove alone	35.1%	82.8%
Carpooled	36.5%	16.7%
Public transit	15.1%	0.0%
Walked	9.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.5%	0.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Barre	West Warren
1-unit, detached	64.6%	25.5%
1-unit, attached	5.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	11.6%	36.4%
5 to 19 units	14.6%	38.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Barre	West Warren
Poverty rate	2.9%	6.2%
Average household size	1.65	1.72
Mean commute (minutes)	45	39
Median year structure built	1938	1938