Compare towns
Gardner vs Wareham vs Weweantic
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Gardner has the most kids (18.3% under 18).
Wareham has the highest household income ($90k).
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 | Gardner | Wareham | Weweantic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 21,148 |
23,302Highest |
1,452Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.2% MA: +7.4% |
+6.8%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+0.2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.7±2.3Lowest 9% above MA |
52.1±3.1Highest 30% above MA |
44.4±13.9 11% above MA |
| Wareham and Weweantic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.3%±2.3Highest MA: 19.4% |
13.1%±2.4 MA: 19.4% |
11.2%±7.9Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 19.6%±2.2 MA: 17.9% |
26.2%±3.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
17.3%±6.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.8%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
27.1% MA: 47.3% |
30.6%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.6%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.6%±1.5 MA: 7.9% |
10.1%±8.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Weweantic and Wareham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $67,518±$8k 35% below MA |
$90,383±$11kHighest 13% below MA |
$62,481±$39kLowest 40% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $301,600±$20kLowest 46% below MA |
$424,500±$21kHighest 24% below MA |
$420,800±$42k 25% below MA |
| Wareham and Weweantic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,109±$51Lowest 37% below MA |
$1,504±$180Highest 15% below MA |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,150 31% below MA |
$4,341Highest 28% below MA |
$3,764Lowest 37% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 49.7%±8.6 MA: 51.8% |
51.4%±23.3Highest MA: 51.8% |
0%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Wareham and Gardner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.7%Highest MA: 10% |
6.7% MA: 10% |
0%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 58.9%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
83.5% MA: 62.5% |
88.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1954Lowest 10 yrs older than MA |
1958 6 yrs older than MA |
1973Highest 9 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 5% above MA |
28 min 5% below MA |
22 minLowest 24% below MA |
| Work from home | 13.3%±3.6Highest MA: 18.6% |
12.4%±3.6 MA: 18.6% |
3.6%±3.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Gardner and Wareham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #273 of 282 in MA | #272 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Gardner | Wareham | — |
| High school in town | Gardner High | Wareham Senior High | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.5Highest |
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.