Compare towns
Carver vs Lancaster vs Wareham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Carver has the most homeowners (88.7%).
Lancaster has the most people working from home (33.6%).
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 | Carver | Lancaster | Wareham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 11,712 |
8,606Lowest |
23,302Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+4.8% MA: +7.4% |
+6.8%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.9±3.5 15% above MA |
43.1±4.9Lowest 8% above MA |
52.1±3.1Highest 30% above MA |
| Wareham and Carver are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.9%±2.9 MA: 19.4% |
19.2%±4Highest MA: 19.4% |
13.1%±2.4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Lancaster and Carver are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23%±3.3 MA: 17.9% |
19.9%±4.2Lowest MA: 17.9% |
26.2%±3.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Wareham and Carver are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.9% MA: 47.3% |
50.3%Highest MA: 47.3% |
27.1%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±1.5 MA: 7.9% |
3%±1.8Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.6%±1.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Wareham and Carver are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $91,250±$23k 12% below MA |
$134,833±$27kHighest 30% above MA |
$90,383±$11kLowest 13% below MA |
| Lancaster and Carver are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $434,200±$21k 23% below MA |
$519,100±$60kHighest 8% below MA |
$424,500±$21kLowest 24% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,827±$345 4% above MA |
$2,338±$539Highest 33% above MA |
$1,504±$180Lowest 15% below MA |
| Lancaster and Carver are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,455 8% above MA |
$7,235Highest 21% above MA |
$4,341Lowest 28% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55%±23.1 MA: 51.8% |
68.3%±36.7Highest MA: 51.8% |
51.4%±23.3Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Lancaster and Carver are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.5%Highest MA: 10% |
1.4%Lowest MA: 10% |
6.7% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
85.1% MA: 62.5% |
83.5%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 16 yrs newer than MA |
1971 7 yrs newer than MA |
1958Lowest 6 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 13% above MA |
32 min 9% above MA |
28 minLowest 5% below MA |
| Work from home | 13.9%±4 MA: 18.6% |
33.6%±9.1Highest MA: 18.6% |
12.4%±3.6Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #237 of 282 in MA | #145 of 282 in MA | #272 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Carver | Nashoba | Wareham |
| High school in town | Carver Middle/High School | None in town | Wareham Senior High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.7Highest |
— | 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.