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Agawam Town vs Upton vs Wareham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Agawam Town has the most affordable homes ($312k median).
Upton has the most people working from home (22.8%).
Wareham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.8%).
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 | Agawam Town | Upton | Wareham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 28,539Highest |
8,189Lowest |
23,302 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.9%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+6.1% MA: +7.4% |
+6.8%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 47.4±2.6 19% above MA |
46.4±4.8Lowest 16% above MA |
52.1±3.1Highest 30% above MA |
| Wareham and Agawam Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.3%±1.9 MA: 19.4% |
23.2%±4.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
13.1%±2.4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Upton and Agawam Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.1%±2.2 MA: 17.9% |
20.7%±4.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
26.2%±3.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Wareham and Agawam Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34% MA: 47.3% |
53.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
27.1%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±1.3Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.6%±1.5 MA: 7.9% |
| Agawam Town and Wareham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $85,421±$7kLowest 18% below MA |
$155,508±$33kHighest 50% above MA |
$90,383±$11k 13% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $311,600±$12kLowest 45% below MA |
$576,700±$41kHighest about the MA average |
$424,500±$21k 24% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,256±$87 29% below MA |
$948±$599Lowest 46% below MA |
$1,504±$180Highest 15% below MA |
| Wareham and Agawam Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,241Lowest 29% below MA |
$8,376Highest 40% above MA |
$4,341 28% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.8%±8.1Lowest MA: 51.8% |
52.8%±31Highest MA: 51.8% |
51.4%±23.3 MA: 51.8% |
| Upton and Wareham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.7%Highest MA: 10% |
3.2%Lowest MA: 10% |
6.7%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.4%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
86.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
83.5% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970 6 yrs newer than MA |
1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
1958Lowest 6 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 23% below MA |
35 minHighest 22% above MA |
28 min 5% below MA |
| Work from home | 11%±2.7Lowest MA: 18.6% |
22.8%±5.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
12.4%±3.6 MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #193 of 282 in MA | #46 of 282 in MA | #272 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Agawam | Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical · Mendon-Upton | Wareham |
| High school in town | Agawam High | Blackstone Valley | Wareham Senior High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.0 |
11.2Highest |
8.6Lowest |
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MA 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.