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Cohasset vs Ware vs Medfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cohasset has grown the fastest since 2010 (+11.1%).
Ware has the most affordable homes ($290k median).
Medfield has the most people working from home (36.6%).
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 | Cohasset | Ware | Medfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,427Lowest |
10,048 |
13,068Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.1%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+6.4% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.9±4.4Highest 10% above MA |
43.1±4.7 8% above MA |
42.4±3Lowest 6% above MA |
| Cohasset and Ware are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 27.2%±4.1 MA: 19.4% |
19.1%±3.5Lowest MA: 19.4% |
28.2%±4Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Medfield and Cohasset are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.8%±2.8 MA: 17.9% |
20.6%±3.4Highest MA: 17.9% |
15.4%±2.4Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Ware and Cohasset are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 76.7% MA: 47.3% |
24%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
78.1%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±1.7 MA: 7.9% |
4.4%±2.2Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.7%±1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Ware and Cohasset are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $199,306±$53k 92% above MA |
$67,475±$15kLowest 35% below MA |
$235,800±$32kHighest 127% above MA |
| Medfield and Cohasset are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $1,318,900±$165kHighest 135% above MA |
$289,700±$28kLowest 48% below MA |
$911,100±$32k 62% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,755±$399Highest 56% above MA |
$1,043±$109Lowest 41% below MA |
$2,035±$559 15% above MA |
| Cohasset and Medfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
$4,237Lowest 29% below MA |
$10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.6%±15.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
64.3%±16.2Highest MA: 51.8% |
63.1%±20.9 MA: 51.8% |
| Ware and Medfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3% MA: 10% |
11.8%Highest MA: 10% |
2.1%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83% MA: 62.5% |
72.3%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
86.1%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968 4 yrs newer than MA |
1960Lowest 4 yrs older than MA |
1970Highest 6 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 37 minHighest 28% above MA |
28 minLowest about the MA average |
32 min 9% above MA |
| Work from home | 25.7%±5.3 MA: 18.6% |
12.3%±3.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
36.6%±4.8Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #41 of 282 in MA | #267 of 282 in MA | #26 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Cohasset | Ware | Medfield |
| High school in town | Cohasset High School | Ware Junior/Senior High School | Medfield Senior High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.0Lowest |
11.1 |
12.7Highest |
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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.