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Rehoboth vs Seekonk vs Ware
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Rehoboth has the most expensive homes ($563k median).
Seekonk has grown the fastest since 2010 (+13.2%).
Ware has the most affordable homes ($290k 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.
| Measure | Rehoboth | Seekonk | Ware |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 13,022 |
15,694Highest |
10,048Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.7% MA: +7.4% |
+13.2%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 47.2±2.6Highest 18% above MA |
46±3 15% above MA |
43.1±4.7Lowest 8% above MA |
| Rehoboth and Seekonk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.4%±4 MA: 19.4% |
19.7%±3Highest MA: 19.4% |
19.1%±3.5Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Seekonk and Rehoboth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.2%±3.3Highest MA: 17.9% |
17.9%±2.6Lowest MA: 17.9% |
20.6%±3.4 MA: 17.9% |
| Rehoboth and Ware are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.6% MA: 47.3% |
43.6%Highest MA: 47.3% |
24%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±1.8Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.4%±1.6Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.4%±2.2Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Rehoboth and Seekonk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $138,214±$15kHighest 33% above MA |
$120,613±$6k 16% above MA |
$67,475±$15kLowest 35% below MA |
| Rehoboth and Seekonk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $563,000±$45kHighest about the MA average |
$482,800±$16k 14% below MA |
$289,700±$28kLowest 48% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,195±$560 32% below MA |
$1,916±$165Highest 9% above MA |
$1,043±$109Lowest 41% below MA |
| Seekonk and Rehoboth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,557Highest 7% below MA |
$4,956 17% below MA |
$4,237Lowest 29% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.7%±24.9 MA: 51.8% |
54.9%±19.4Lowest MA: 51.8% |
64.3%±16.2Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Ware and Rehoboth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.6%Lowest MA: 10% |
4.7% MA: 10% |
11.8%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.9%Highest MA: 62.5% |
87% MA: 62.5% |
72.3%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 13 yrs newer than MA |
1967 3 yrs newer than MA |
1960Lowest 4 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest about the MA average |
29 min about the MA average |
28 minLowest about the MA average |
| Work from home | 10.5%±2.9Lowest MA: 18.6% |
20.1%±4.4Highest MA: 18.6% |
12.3%±3.8 MA: 18.6% |
| Seekonk and Ware 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 | #208 of 282 in MA | #70 of 282 in MA | #267 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Dighton-Rehoboth | Seekonk | Ware |
| High school in town | None in town | Seekonk High | Ware Junior/Senior High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.6Lowest |
11.1Highest |
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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.