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Hudson vs Stow vs Wareham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hudson has the most renters (26.8% rent).
Stow has the most people working from home (36.6%).
Wareham has the oldest population (median age 52.1).
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 | Hudson | Stow | Wareham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 20,077 |
7,165Lowest |
23,302Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.4%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+8.9%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+6.8% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.9±1.7Lowest 7% above MA |
44.1±4.4 10% above MA |
52.1±3.1Highest 30% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 19.3%±2.5 MA: 19.4% |
22.3%±4.1Highest MA: 19.4% |
13.1%±2.4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Stow and Hudson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.1%±2.3 MA: 17.9% |
19.1%±3.5Lowest MA: 17.9% |
26.2%±3.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Wareham and Hudson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 46.1% MA: 47.3% |
75.1%Highest MA: 47.3% |
27.1%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±1 MA: 7.9% |
3.7%±1.4Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.6%±1.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Wareham and Hudson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $103,400±$13k about the MA average |
$185,809±$22kHighest 79% above MA |
$90,383±$11kLowest 13% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $496,800±$22k 12% below MA |
$729,600±$39kHighest 30% above MA |
$424,500±$21kLowest 24% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,406±$82Lowest 20% below MA |
$1,782±$126Highest about the MA average |
$1,504±$180 15% below MA |
| Stow and Wareham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,892 15% above MA |
$10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
$4,341Lowest 28% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.8%±8.7Lowest MA: 51.8% |
59.7%±44.2Highest MA: 51.8% |
51.4%±23.3 MA: 51.8% |
| Stow and Wareham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.3% MA: 10% |
5.2%Lowest MA: 10% |
6.7%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
85.4%Highest MA: 62.5% |
83.5% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970 6 yrs newer than MA |
1974Highest 10 yrs newer than MA |
1958Lowest 6 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 6% above MA |
36 minHighest 23% above MA |
28 minLowest 5% below MA |
| Work from home | 19.6%±3.6 MA: 18.6% |
36.6%±6.2Highest MA: 18.6% |
12.4%±3.6Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #224 of 282 in MA | #44 of 282 in MA | #272 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Hudson | Nashoba | Wareham |
| High school in town | Hudson High | None in town | Wareham Senior High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.2Highest |
— | 8.6Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.