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Brookfield vs Wareham vs East Brookfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Brookfield has the most affordable homes ($342k median).
Wareham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.8%).
East Brookfield has the most kids (15.3% under 18).
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 | Brookfield | Wareham | East Brookfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,460 |
23,302Highest |
2,166Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.4%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+6.8%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+1.9% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 52.4±2.1Highest 31% above MA |
52.1±3.1Lowest 30% above MA |
52.1±6.4Lowest 30% above MA |
| Brookfield and Wareham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.4%±4.7 MA: 19.4% |
13.1%±2.4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
15.3%±2.6Highest MA: 19.4% |
| East Brookfield and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 28.4%±5.7Highest MA: 17.9% |
26.2%±3.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
26.7%±5.2 MA: 17.9% |
| Brookfield and East Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.9%Highest MA: 47.3% |
27.1% MA: 47.3% |
27%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.2%±3.2Highest MA: 7.9% |
5.6%±1.5 MA: 7.9% |
2.7%±1.4Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Brookfield and Wareham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $81,250±$37k 22% below MA |
$90,383±$11kHighest 13% below MA |
$81,042±$16kLowest 22% below MA |
| Wareham and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $341,900±$23kLowest 39% below MA |
$424,500±$21kHighest 24% below MA |
$381,200±$30k 32% below MA |
| Wareham and East Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,014±$161Lowest 42% below MA |
$1,504±$180Highest 15% below MA |
$1,142±$33 35% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,092Highest 15% below MA |
$4,341Lowest 28% below MA |
$4,430 26% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.7%±11.7 MA: 51.8% |
51.4%±23.3Highest MA: 51.8% |
34.2%±39.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Wareham and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.9%Highest MA: 10% |
6.7%Lowest MA: 10% |
7.1% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.5%Highest MA: 62.5% |
83.5% MA: 62.5% |
83.3%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 18 yrs newer than MA |
1958Lowest 6 yrs older than MA |
1968 4 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 11% above MA |
28 minLowest 5% below MA |
33 minHighest 14% above MA |
| Work from home | 12%±5.5 MA: 18.6% |
12.4%±3.6Highest MA: 18.6% |
7.3%±3.1Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Wareham and Brookfield 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 | #109 of 282 in MA | #272 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Brookfield | Wareham | Spencer-E Brookfield |
| High school in town | None in town | Wareham Senior High | None in town |
| 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.