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Middleborough vs Wareham vs Ludlow
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Middleborough has the most kids (18.8% under 18).
Wareham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.8%).
Ludlow has the shortest commute (20 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 | Middleborough | Wareham | Ludlow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 24,505Highest |
23,302 |
20,904Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.9% MA: +7.4% |
+6.8%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-0.5%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.4±2.1Lowest 9% above MA |
52.1±3.1Highest 30% above MA |
44.3±1.8 11% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 18.8%±2.2Highest MA: 19.4% |
13.1%±2.4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
16.4%±2.4 MA: 19.4% |
| Middleborough and Ludlow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.8%±2.1Lowest MA: 17.9% |
26.2%±3.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
21.8%±2.5Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Wareham and Middleborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32%Highest MA: 47.3% |
27.1% MA: 47.3% |
27%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±1.1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.6%±1.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
5.2%±1.7 MA: 7.9% |
| Wareham and Ludlow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $97,056±$7kHighest 7% below MA |
$90,383±$11k 13% below MA |
$84,838±$7kLowest 18% below MA |
| Middleborough and Wareham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $468,700±$18kHighest 17% below MA |
$424,500±$21k 24% below MA |
$335,300±$10kLowest 40% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,706±$72Highest 3% below MA |
$1,504±$180 15% below MA |
$1,223±$82Lowest 31% below MA |
| Middleborough and Wareham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,023Highest about the MA average |
$4,341Lowest 28% below MA |
$4,918 18% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.2%±11.4Highest MA: 51.8% |
51.4%±23.3 MA: 51.8% |
50.7%±9.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Middleborough and Wareham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.2%Lowest MA: 10% |
6.7% MA: 10% |
6.8%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76.9%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
83.5%Highest MA: 62.5% |
77.5% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 15 yrs newer than MA |
1958Lowest 6 yrs older than MA |
1964 same as MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 7% above MA |
28 min 5% below MA |
20 minLowest 31% below MA |
| Work from home | 13.6%±2.9 MA: 18.6% |
12.4%±3.6Lowest MA: 18.6% |
14%±3.4Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Ludlow and Middleborough 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 | #170 of 282 in MA | #272 of 282 in MA | #154 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Middleborough | Wareham | Ludlow |
| High school in town | Middleborough High | Wareham Senior High | Ludlow Senior High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.3Highest |
8.6Lowest |
11.1 |
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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.