Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Home to 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Warren is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades C overall, ranked 238th of 282 in Massachusetts, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is safety: it reports less crime per resident than 61% of U.S. towns. Its lowest everyday mark is in schools: its public schools trail 65% of Massachusetts towns on state tests and graduation. A typical home there costs about $362K, 3.8 years of the Worcester metro’s $96K median household income. Warren’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile, against 1.8 in Massachusetts’ towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns. On cost of living, just 14 of Massachusetts’ 324 towns do better. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 87% of U.S. towns.
Where Warren beats most towns.
Census counts: 899 in 1790, 4,975 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1875 and 8 maps from 1887 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Massachusetts), ordered by how far Warren is from typical.
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Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Warren. Close and well known come first.
Big draw21 mi LakeLake Chaubunagungamaug
20 mi National Historic SiteSpringfield Armory National Historic Site14K visitors a year
12 mi LakeQuabbin Reservoir
24 mi Theme parkSix Flags New England
8 mi MuseumOld Sturbridge Village
39 mi Stadium & arenaPeoplesBank ArenaLake Chaubunagungamaug: Bree from Worcester, MA, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Springfield Armory National Historic Site: National Park Service, Public domain · Quabbin Reservoir: engineerchange, CC BY 2.0 · Six Flags New England: Canadaolympic989, Public domain · Old Sturbridge Village: Wgmleslie at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 2.5 · PeoplesBank Arena: PeoplesBank Arena, CC BY 2.5
Who provides power, water and the rest in Warren, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Warren.
Warren is healthier than towns with similar incomes and sends most of its workers to Boston and beyond.
At $890 a month, Warren’s median rent is below both Massachusetts’ towns ($1,683 a month) and U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). The typical Warren home is worth about $362,000, up 2.3% in a year, 45% below the Massachusetts typical home.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its public schools are run by the Quaboag Regional school district. Two of its 6 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Quaboag Regional High, with 334 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warren ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–6 | Grades K–6 | 305 | C |
| Quaboag Regional HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 334 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MA on state tests and graduation
Warren has 519 jobs for its 1,973 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Most working residents leave Warren for work: only 6% work in town. Warren’s median household income is $66,000. Since 2013, Warren has lost 108 jobs, to 519 in 2023.
| Warren | Massachusetts towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $66,000 | $120,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 33 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.5% | 9.9% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 9% | 6% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Warren has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. The July high in Warren is 81°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Massachusetts has less reported crime than most states, so among its own towns Warren sits closer to the middle.
| Warren | Massachusetts towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 3.9 per 1,000 residents | 4.9 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2 per 1,000 residents | 1.4 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 62% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Warren since 2011.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Against the 10,099 U.S. towns with household incomes like Warren’s, it is healthier than 78%, so its B isn’t only a matter of income. Within Massachusetts it is less healthy than 86% of the 279 graded towns: Massachusetts sets a high bar.
Warren beats the Massachusetts average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 10. 28% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Warren.
| Warren | Massachusetts towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 24% | 23% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 12% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 17% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 28% | 35% |
| What stands out | Warren | MA |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 15.8% | 11.9% |
| More adults with COPD | 7.5% | 5.9% |
| More smokers | 13.9% | 11.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
2.7 miles of trail in 9 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Palmer Wildlife Management Area, at 212 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Palmer Wildlife Management Area | 0.7 mi | 212 |
| 2. Tyler Memorial Park | — | 19 |
| 3. Dean Park | 0.1 mi | 14 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Warren; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Warren residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across Massachusetts.
Where Warren’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
3 places in Warren on the National Register of Historic Places.
10 notable people were born in Warren.
Human settlement in USA started 1664
Warren is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 4,975 at the 2020 census. The town contains the villages of Warren and West Warren.
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4 towns share a border with Warren.
| Town | MA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warren | #238 | C | B− | B | C+ | B |
| West Brookfield | #215 | C+ | C+ | A− | C+ | B− |
| Palmer Town | #261 | D | C− | C+ | C− | B− |
| Ware | #267 | D | C+ | C | D | C+ |
| Brimfield | #103 | A− | C | A | B | A− |
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Warren grades C overall, better than 31% of U.S. towns and #238 of 282 in Massachusetts. It grades B for health, B for safety and C+ for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D.
Yes, by national standards. Massachusetts has less crime than most states, so among its own towns Warren sits nearer the middle.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
10 notable people were born here, including Charles Crozat Converse and Eliza Trask Hill.
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