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Framingham vs Weweantic vs Wayland
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Framingham has the most renters (45.2% rent).
Weweantic has the most affordable homes ($421k median).
Wayland has the highest household income ($224k).
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 | Framingham | Weweantic | Wayland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 72,399Highest |
1,452Lowest |
13,914 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.9% MA: +7.4% |
+0.2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+7.3%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 37.5±1Lowest 6% below MA |
44.4±13.9 11% above MA |
45±1.5Highest 13% above MA |
| Wayland and Weweantic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.7%±1.6 MA: 19.4% |
11.2%±7.9Lowest MA: 19.4% |
24.3%±2.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Wayland and Framingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.1%±1.1Lowest MA: 17.9% |
17.3%±6.9 MA: 17.9% |
18.7%±2.1Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Wayland and Weweantic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.7% MA: 47.3% |
30.6%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
78.8%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.5%±0.8 MA: 7.9% |
10.1%±8.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.9%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Weweantic and Framingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $107,419±$6k 3% above MA |
$62,481±$39kLowest 40% below MA |
$224,000±$28kHighest 115% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $627,300±$10k 12% above MA |
$420,800±$42kLowest 25% below MA |
$978,400±$36kHighest 74% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,033±$57Highest 15% above MA |
— | $1,475±$603Lowest 16% below MA |
| Framingham and Wayland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,884 15% above MA |
$3,764Lowest 37% below MA |
$10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.4%±5.6Highest MA: 51.8% |
0%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
42.8%±16 MA: 51.8% |
| Framingham and Wayland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.4%Highest MA: 10% |
0%Lowest MA: 10% |
4.9% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 54.8%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
88.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
87.6% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966 2 yrs newer than MA |
1973Highest 9 yrs newer than MA |
1962Lowest 2 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 4% above MA |
22 minLowest 24% below MA |
31 minHighest 5% above MA |
| Work from home | 19.6%±2.2 MA: 18.6% |
3.6%±3.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
35.1%±4.1Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #229 of 282 in MA | — | #18 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Framingham · South Middlesex Regional Vocational Technical | — | Wayland |
| High school in town | Framingham High School | — | Wayland High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.7Highest |
— | 10.9Lowest |
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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.