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Harvard vs Weweantic

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Harvard has the most people working from home (44.8%).
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.

MeasureHarvardWeweantic
People
Population
6,927Highest
1,452Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+5.1%Highest
MA: +7.4%
+0.2%Lowest
MA: +7.4%
Median age
44.1±4.7Lowest
10% above MA
44.4±13.9Highest
11% above MA
Weweantic and Harvard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
21.1%±4.5Highest
MA: 19.4%
11.2%±7.9Lowest
MA: 19.4%
Harvard and Weweantic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
16.3%±2.8Lowest
MA: 17.9%
17.3%±6.9Highest
MA: 17.9%
Weweantic and Harvard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
62%Highest
MA: 47.3%
30.6%Lowest
MA: 47.3%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.8%±1.5Lowest
MA: 7.9%
10.1%±8.5Highest
MA: 7.9%
Weweantic and Harvard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$213,996±$24kHighest
106% above MA
$62,481±$39kLowest
40% below MA
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$833,600±$54kHighest
48% above MA
$420,800±$42kLowest
25% below MA
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,321±$424
25% below MA
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Property taxmedian, yearly
$10,000+Highest
at least 67% above MA
$3,764Lowest
37% below MA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
72.5%±51.5Highest
MA: 51.8%
0%±100Lowest
MA: 51.8%
Harvard and Weweantic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
4.5%Highest
MA: 10%
0%Lowest
MA: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
89.4%Highest
MA: 62.5%
88.7%Lowest
MA: 62.5%
Typical home builtmedian year
1975Highest
11 yrs newer than MA
1973Lowest
9 yrs newer than MA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
32 minHighest
9% above MA
22 minLowest
24% below MA
Work from home
44.8%±6.1Highest
MA: 18.6%
3.6%±3.8Lowest
MA: 18.6%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #12 of 282 in MA —
School district Harvard —
High school in town The Bromfield High School —
Students per teacherat that high school
11.0
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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.