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Boxford vs Georgetown vs Wareham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Boxford has the most expensive homes ($907k median).
Georgetown has the youngest population (median age 42.8).
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 | Boxford | Georgetown | Wareham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,208Lowest |
8,474 |
23,302Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+3.5% MA: +7.4% |
+6.8%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 49.1±3.6 23% above MA |
42.8±3.5Lowest 7% above MA |
52.1±3.1Highest 30% above MA |
| Wareham and Boxford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.7%±5Highest MA: 19.4% |
23.5%±3.5 MA: 19.4% |
13.1%±2.4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Boxford and Georgetown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.2%±4.5 MA: 17.9% |
18.5%±2.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
26.2%±3.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Wareham and Boxford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 70.9%Highest MA: 47.3% |
56.1% MA: 47.3% |
27.1%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±2.4 MA: 7.9% |
3.7%±1.6Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.6%±1.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Wareham and Boxford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $200,871±$21kHighest 93% above MA |
$151,595±$23k 46% above MA |
$90,383±$11kLowest 13% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $907,000±$46kHighest 61% above MA |
$651,200±$23k 16% above MA |
$424,500±$21kLowest 24% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $776±$13Lowest 56% below MA |
$2,223±$506Highest 26% above MA |
$1,504±$180 15% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
$7,272 21% above MA |
$4,341Lowest 28% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 67.2%±60.6Highest MA: 51.8% |
53.7%±22.5 MA: 51.8% |
51.4%±23.3Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Boxford and Georgetown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.1%Lowest MA: 10% |
3.8% MA: 10% |
6.7%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.9%Highest MA: 62.5% |
84% MA: 62.5% |
83.5%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 15 yrs newer than MA |
1974 10 yrs newer than MA |
1958Lowest 6 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 7% above MA |
34 minHighest 15% above MA |
28 minLowest 5% below MA |
| Work from home | 21.6%±5.9Highest MA: 18.6% |
20.2%±3.8 MA: 18.6% |
12.4%±3.6Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Boxford and Georgetown 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 | #34 of 282 in MA | #140 of 282 in MA | #272 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Boxford · Masconomet | Georgetown | Wareham |
| High school in town | Masconomet Regional High School | Georgetown High School | Wareham Senior High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.2Highest |
9.3 |
8.6Lowest |
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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.