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Conway vs Fairhaven vs Wareham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Conway has the most people working from home (29.1%).
Fairhaven has the most renters (25.6% rent).
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 | Conway | Fairhaven | Wareham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,755Lowest |
15,903 |
23,302Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+0.3% MA: +7.4% |
+6.8%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 55.6±3Highest 39% above MA |
48.5±3.4Lowest 21% above MA |
52.1±3.1 30% above MA |
| Conway and Wareham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.5%±3.3 MA: 19.4% |
16.9%±2.7Highest MA: 19.4% |
13.1%±2.4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Fairhaven and Conway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 31.9%±4.1Highest MA: 17.9% |
24.9%±2.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
26.2%±3.9 MA: 17.9% |
| Conway and Wareham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 60.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
32.5% MA: 47.3% |
27.1%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.6%±1.2Lowest MA: 7.9% |
3.3%±1 MA: 7.9% |
5.6%±1.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Wareham and Fairhaven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $97,250±$11kHighest 6% below MA |
$95,965±$19k 8% below MA |
$90,383±$11kLowest 13% below MA |
| Conway and Fairhaven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $395,900±$25kLowest 30% below MA |
$446,700±$19kHighest 21% below MA |
$424,500±$21k 24% below MA |
| Fairhaven and Wareham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,800±$990Highest about the MA average |
$1,118±$79Lowest 37% below MA |
$1,504±$180 15% below MA |
| Conway and Wareham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,797Highest 3% below MA |
$3,566Lowest 40% below MA |
$4,341 28% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 23.9%±33.6Lowest MA: 51.8% |
51.1%±14 MA: 51.8% |
51.4%±23.3Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Wareham and Fairhaven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.4%Lowest MA: 10% |
8.3%Highest MA: 10% |
6.7% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.4%Highest MA: 62.5% |
74.4%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
83.5% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest 12 yrs newer than MA |
1952Lowest 12 yrs older than MA |
1958 6 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 18% below MA |
29 minHighest about the MA average |
28 min 5% below MA |
| Work from home | 29.1%±8.5Highest MA: 18.6% |
11.4%±3.3Lowest MA: 18.6% |
12.4%±3.6 MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #126 of 282 in MA | #272 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Conway | 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 |
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.