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Saugus vs Wareham vs Saugus
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Wareham has the most affordable homes ($425k 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 | Saugus | Wareham | Saugus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 28,773Highest |
23,302Lowest |
28,773Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+6.8%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+7.5%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.5±2.5Lowest 11% above MA |
52.1±3.1Highest 30% above MA |
44.5±2.5Lowest 11% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 15.2%±2Highest MA: 19.4% |
13.1%±2.4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
15.2%±2Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 22%±2.1Lowest MA: 17.9% |
26.2%±3.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
22%±2.1Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Wareham and Saugus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
27.1%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
31.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±1.1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.6%±1.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
5.4%±1.1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Wareham and Saugus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $101,539±$3kHighest about the MA average |
$90,383±$11kLowest 13% below MA |
$101,539±$3kHighest about the MA average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $603,400±$13kHighest 7% above MA |
$424,500±$21kLowest 24% below MA |
$603,400±$13kHighest 7% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,241±$201Highest 27% above MA |
$1,504±$180Lowest 15% below MA |
$2,241±$201Highest 27% above MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,049Highest about the MA average |
$4,341Lowest 28% below MA |
$6,049Highest about the MA average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53%±9.2Highest MA: 51.8% |
51.4%±23.3Lowest MA: 51.8% |
53%±9.2Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Below poverty line | 6%Lowest MA: 10% |
6.7%Highest MA: 10% |
6%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.5%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
83.5%Highest MA: 62.5% |
71.5%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1962Highest 2 yrs older than MA |
1958Lowest 6 yrs older than MA |
1962Highest 2 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest about the MA average |
28 minLowest 5% below MA |
30 minHighest about the MA average |
| Work from home | 14.3%±2.4Highest MA: 18.6% |
12.4%±3.6Lowest MA: 18.6% |
14.3%±2.4Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #194 of 282 in MA | #272 of 282 in MA | #194 of 282 in MA |
| School district | — | Wareham | Saugus |
| High school in town | — | Wareham Senior High | Saugus High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.6Lowest |
15.5Highest |
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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.