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Peru 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
Peru has the most affordable homes ($267k median).
Wareham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.8%).
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 | Peru | Wareham | Weweantic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 630Lowest |
23,302Highest |
1,452 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.9%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+6.8%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+0.2% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 52.6±4.8Highest 32% above MA |
52.1±3.1 30% above MA |
44.4±13.9Lowest 11% above MA |
| Peru and Wareham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.3%±3.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
13.1%±2.4 MA: 19.4% |
11.2%±7.9Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Peru and Wareham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29.7%±6.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
26.2%±3.9 MA: 17.9% |
17.3%±6.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Peru and Wareham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28% MA: 47.3% |
27.1%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
30.6%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±2Lowest 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 | $90,750±$18kHighest 13% below MA |
$90,383±$11k 13% below MA |
$62,481±$39kLowest 40% below MA |
| Peru and Wareham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $267,400±$15kLowest 52% 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 | — | $1,504±$180 15% below MA |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,805 36% below MA |
$4,341Highest 28% below MA |
$3,764Lowest 37% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
51.4%±23.3Highest MA: 51.8% |
0%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Wareham and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.2% MA: 10% |
6.7%Highest MA: 10% |
0%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 98.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
83.5%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
88.7% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 19 yrs newer than MA |
1958Lowest 6 yrs older than MA |
1973 9 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 7% above MA |
28 min 5% below MA |
22 minLowest 24% below MA |
| Work from home | 10.3%±4.8 MA: 18.6% |
12.4%±3.6Highest MA: 18.6% |
3.6%±3.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Wareham and Peru 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 | — | #272 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | — | Wareham | — |
| High school in town | — | Wareham Senior High | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.6 |
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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.