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Fairhaven vs Weweantic
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Fairhaven has the most people working from home (11.4%).
Weweantic has the shortest commute (22 min average).
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 | Fairhaven | Weweantic |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 15,903Highest |
1,452Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.3%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+0.2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 48.5±3.4Highest 21% above MA |
44.4±13.9Lowest 11% above MA |
| Fairhaven and Weweantic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 16.9%±2.7Highest MA: 19.4% |
11.2%±7.9Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Fairhaven and Weweantic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 24.9%±2.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
17.3%±6.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Fairhaven and Weweantic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
30.6%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
10.1%±8.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Weweantic and Fairhaven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $95,965±$19kHighest 8% below MA |
$62,481±$39kLowest 40% below MA |
| Fairhaven and Weweantic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $446,700±$19kHighest 21% below MA |
$420,800±$42kLowest 25% below MA |
| Fairhaven and Weweantic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,118±$79 37% below MA |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,566Lowest 40% below MA |
$3,764Highest 37% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.1%±14Highest MA: 51.8% |
0%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Fairhaven and Weweantic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 8.3%Highest MA: 10% |
0%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.4%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
88.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1952Lowest 12 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 | 11.4%±3.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
3.6%±3.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #126 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Fairhaven | — |
| High school in town | Fairhaven High | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.4 |
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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.