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Carver vs Wareham vs Southwick
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%).
Wareham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.8%).
Southwick has the highest household income ($120k).
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 | Wareham | Southwick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 11,712 |
23,302Highest |
9,217Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.2% MA: +7.4% |
+6.8%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-2.8%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.9±3.5Lowest 15% above MA |
52.1±3.1Highest 30% above MA |
46.8±1.8 17% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 16.9%±2.9 MA: 19.4% |
13.1%±2.4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
18.2%±3Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Southwick 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% |
26.2%±3.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
21%±3.4Lowest 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% |
27.1%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
35.1%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±1.5Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.6%±1.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.5%±1.7 MA: 7.9% |
| Wareham and Southwick 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 |
$90,383±$11kLowest 13% below MA |
$120,462±$16kHighest 16% above MA |
| Southwick 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±$21kHighest 23% below MA |
$424,500±$21k 24% below MA |
$397,500±$27kLowest 29% below MA |
| Carver and Wareham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,827±$345Highest 4% above MA |
$1,504±$180 15% below MA |
$1,332±$72Lowest 24% below MA |
| Carver and Wareham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,455Highest 8% above MA |
$4,341Lowest 28% below MA |
$5,331 11% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55%±23.1Highest MA: 51.8% |
51.4%±23.3 MA: 51.8% |
51%±10Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Carver and Wareham 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% |
6.7% MA: 10% |
4%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
83.5% MA: 62.5% |
83.4%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 16 yrs newer than MA |
1958Lowest 6 yrs older than MA |
1978 14 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 13% above MA |
28 minLowest 5% below MA |
29 min about the MA average |
| Work from home | 13.9%±4 MA: 18.6% |
12.4%±3.6Lowest MA: 18.6% |
16.2%±5.1Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Southwick and Carver 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 | #237 of 282 in MA | #272 of 282 in MA | #211 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Carver | Wareham | Southwick-Tolland-Granville Regional School District |
| High school in town | Carver Middle/High School | Wareham Senior High | Southwick Regional School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.7 |
8.6Lowest |
11.0Highest |
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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.