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Devens 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
Devens has the most people working from home (28.5%).
Fairhaven has the most kids (16.9% under 18).
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 | Devens | Fairhaven | Wareham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,723Lowest |
15,903 |
23,302Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.8%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+0.3% MA: +7.4% |
+6.8%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 48.6±4.3 22% above MA |
48.5±3.4Lowest 21% above MA |
52.1±3.1Highest 30% above MA |
| Wareham and Devens are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 5.5%±3.9Lowest MA: 19.4% |
16.9%±2.7Highest MA: 19.4% |
13.1%±2.4 MA: 19.4% |
| Fairhaven and Wareham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 14%±5Lowest MA: 17.9% |
24.9%±2.9 MA: 17.9% |
26.2%±3.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Wareham and Fairhaven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.9%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
32.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
27.1% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±4.2 MA: 7.9% |
3.3%±1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.6%±1.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Wareham and Devens are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $189,250±$63kHighest 82% above MA |
$95,965±$19k 8% below MA |
$90,383±$11kLowest 13% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $556,800±$96kHighest about the MA average |
$446,700±$19k 21% below MA |
$424,500±$21kLowest 24% below MA |
| Devens and Fairhaven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,500±$539 15% below MA |
$1,118±$79Lowest 37% below MA |
$1,504±$180Highest 15% below MA |
| Wareham and Devens are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,556Highest 7% below MA |
$3,566Lowest 40% below MA |
$4,341 28% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 85.4%±64.7Highest MA: 51.8% |
51.1%±14Lowest MA: 51.8% |
51.4%±23.3 MA: 51.8% |
| Devens and Wareham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 25.3%Highest MA: 10% |
8.3% MA: 10% |
6.7%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.3% MA: 62.5% |
74.4%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
83.5%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1950Lowest 14 yrs older than MA |
1952 12 yrs older than MA |
1958Highest 6 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 4% below MA |
29 minHighest about the MA average |
28 minLowest 5% below MA |
| Work from home | 28.5%±11.5Highest 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 | — | Fairhaven | Wareham |
| High school in town | — | Fairhaven High | Wareham Senior High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.4Highest |
8.6Lowest |
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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.