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Dedham vs Weweantic
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Dedham has the most people working from home (20%).
Weweantic has the most affordable homes ($421k median).
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 | Dedham | Weweantic |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 25,237Highest |
1,452Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+0.2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.6±1.6Highest 12% above MA |
44.4±13.9Lowest 11% above MA |
| Dedham and Weweantic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±1.9Highest MA: 19.4% |
11.2%±7.9Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Dedham and Weweantic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 21.9%±2Highest MA: 17.9% |
17.3%±6.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Dedham and Weweantic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 55%Highest MA: 47.3% |
30.6%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
10.1%±8.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Weweantic and Dedham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $128,955±$10kHighest 24% above MA |
$62,481±$39kLowest 40% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $661,800±$16kHighest 18% above MA |
$420,800±$42kLowest 25% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,042±$182 16% above MA |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,918Highest 32% above MA |
$3,764Lowest 37% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±10Highest MA: 51.8% |
0%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Dedham and Weweantic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 5.6%Highest MA: 10% |
0%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.4%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
88.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 8 yrs older than MA |
1973Highest 9 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest about the MA average |
22 minLowest 24% below MA |
| Work from home | 20%±2.7Highest MA: 18.6% |
3.6%±3.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #119 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Dedham | — |
| High school in town | Dedham High | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.4 |
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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.