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Bellingham vs Mendon vs Wareham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
Bordering BellinghamBellingham
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bellingham has the most people working from home (18%).
Mendon has the most expensive homes ($616k median).
Wareham has the oldest population (median age 52.1).
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 | Bellingham | Mendon | Wareham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,325Lowest |
6,325 |
23,302Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.5%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+6.7% MA: +7.4% |
+6.8%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44±7.6Lowest 10% above MA |
44.1±4.4 10% above MA |
52.1±3.1Highest 30% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 18.4%±3.5 MA: 19.4% |
22.8%±6.2Highest MA: 19.4% |
13.1%±2.4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Mendon and Bellingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.6%±4.6 MA: 17.9% |
14.7%±3.4Lowest MA: 17.9% |
26.2%±3.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Wareham and Bellingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.3% MA: 47.3% |
46.9%Highest MA: 47.3% |
27.1%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±1.4Lowest MA: 7.9% |
6.8%±2.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
5.6%±1.5 MA: 7.9% |
| Mendon and Wareham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $96,763±$14k 7% below MA |
$132,256±$33kHighest 27% above MA |
$90,383±$11kLowest 13% below MA |
| Mendon and Bellingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $431,200±$23k 23% below MA |
$616,000±$37kHighest 10% above MA |
$424,500±$21kLowest 24% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,009±$358Highest 14% above MA |
$1,840±$196 4% above MA |
$1,504±$180Lowest 15% below MA |
| Bellingham and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,477 25% below MA |
$7,213Highest 20% above MA |
$4,341Lowest 28% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 74.7%±25.4 MA: 51.8% |
78.7%±26Highest MA: 51.8% |
51.4%±23.3Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Mendon and Bellingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 1.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
7.1%Highest MA: 10% |
6.7% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 68.8%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
86.9%Highest MA: 62.5% |
83.5% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 11 yrs newer than MA |
1985Highest 21 yrs newer than MA |
1958Lowest 6 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 18% above MA |
30 min 4% above MA |
28 minLowest 5% below MA |
| Work from home | 18%±4.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
15.1%±5.7 MA: 18.6% |
12.4%±3.6Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Bellingham and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #232 of 282 in MA | #210 of 282 in MA | #272 of 282 in MA |
| School district | — | Mendon-Upton | Wareham |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Wareham Senior High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 8.6 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.