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Colrain vs Wareham vs Heath
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Colrain has the most kids (15.3% under 18).
Wareham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.8%).
Heath has the most people working from home (31.7%).
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 | Colrain | Wareham | Heath |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,627 |
23,302Highest |
765Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.9%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+6.8%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+2.4% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 49.6±8.7Lowest 24% above MA |
52.1±3.1 30% above MA |
53.8±11.9Highest 35% above MA |
| Heath and Wareham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.3%±4.2Highest MA: 19.4% |
13.1%±2.4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
13.1%±2.8Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Colrain and Wareham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 30.4%±4.1 MA: 17.9% |
26.2%±3.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
33.6%±8.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Heath and Colrain are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.3% MA: 47.3% |
27.1%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
46.8%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.6%±1.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.3%±2.8 MA: 7.9% |
| Wareham and Heath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $80,673±$10kLowest 22% below MA |
$90,383±$11k 13% below MA |
$98,750±$23kHighest 5% below MA |
| Heath and Wareham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $284,300±$14kLowest 49% below MA |
$424,500±$21kHighest 24% below MA |
$295,000±$45k 48% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,102±$77Lowest 37% below MA |
$1,504±$180Highest 15% below MA |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,317Lowest 28% below MA |
$4,341 28% below MA |
$4,438Highest 26% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46%±22.8 MA: 51.8% |
51.4%±23.3Highest MA: 51.8% |
40%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Wareham and Colrain are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.2%Highest MA: 10% |
6.7% MA: 10% |
6.6%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.5% MA: 62.5% |
83.5%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
88.3%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963 1 yr older than MA |
1958Lowest 6 yrs older than MA |
1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 min 15% above MA |
28 minLowest 5% below MA |
35 minHighest 20% above MA |
| Work from home | 8.4%±2.3Lowest MA: 18.6% |
12.4%±3.6 MA: 18.6% |
31.7%±17.1Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Heath and Wareham 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 | — | #272 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Mohawk Trail | Wareham | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Wareham Senior High | — |
| 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.