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Brooklyn vs Fairhaven vs Wareham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Brooklyn has the most affordable homes ($315k median).
Fairhaven has the most renters (25.6% rent).
Wareham has the most people working from home (12.4%).
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 | Brooklyn | Fairhaven | Wareham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,517Lowest |
15,903 |
23,302Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +0.3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.6±2.5Lowest 17% above U.S. |
48.5±3.4 25% above U.S. |
52.1±3.1Highest 34% above U.S. |
| Wareham and Fairhaven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.6%±4.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
16.9%±2.7 U.S.: 22% |
13.1%±2.4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Brooklyn and Fairhaven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.6%±2.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
24.9%±2.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
26.2%±3.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Wareham and Fairhaven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
32.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
27.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±1.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.3%±1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.6%±1.5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Wareham and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $96,207±$15kHighest 19% above U.S. |
$95,965±$19k 19% above U.S. |
$90,383±$11kLowest 12% above U.S. |
| Brooklyn and Fairhaven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $315,200±$28kLowest 5% below U.S. |
$446,700±$19kHighest 34% above U.S. |
$424,500±$21k 28% above U.S. |
| Fairhaven and Wareham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$98 20% below U.S. |
$1,118±$79Lowest 21% below U.S. |
$1,504±$180Highest 6% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,538Highest 45% above U.S. |
$3,566Lowest 14% above U.S. |
$4,341 39% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.5%±19.3Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
51.1%±14 U.S.: 51.1% |
51.4%±23.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Wareham and Fairhaven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
74.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
83.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1952Lowest 28 yrs older than U.S. |
1958 22 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest about the U.S. average |
29 minHighest 8% above U.S. |
28 min 4% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 10.7%±5.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
11.4%±3.3 U.S.: 15.1% |
12.4%±3.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Wareham and Fairhaven 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 | #113 of 149 in CT | #126 of 282 in MA | #272 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Brooklyn School District | Fairhaven | Wareham |
| High school in town | None in town | Fairhaven High | Wareham Senior High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.4Highest |
8.6Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.