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Suffield vs Salisbury vs Wareham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Suffield has the highest household income ($119k).
Salisbury has the most renters (28.8% rent).
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 | Suffield | Salisbury | Wareham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,702 |
9,281Lowest |
23,302Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +11.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.8%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.5±1.7Lowest 14% above U.S. |
51.3±3.5 32% above U.S. |
52.1±3.1Highest 34% above U.S. |
| Wareham and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.2%±2Highest U.S.: 22% |
13.1%±2.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
13.1%±2.4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Suffield and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.4%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
25.5%±3.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
26.2%±3.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Wareham and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
43.8%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
27.1%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.9%±1.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.6%±1.5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Wareham and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $119,472±$13kHighest 48% above U.S. |
$93,361±$6k 16% above U.S. |
$90,383±$11kLowest 12% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $407,500±$26kLowest 22% above U.S. |
$478,700±$27kHighest 44% above U.S. |
$424,500±$21k 28% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,424±$141Lowest about the U.S. average |
$1,691±$411Highest 20% above U.S. |
$1,504±$180 6% above U.S. |
| Salisbury and Wareham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,456Highest 107% above U.S. |
$4,604 48% above U.S. |
$4,341Lowest 39% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51%±4.6Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
61.9%±11.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
51.4%±23.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Salisbury and Wareham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.6%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
5% U.S.: 12.5% |
6.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
71.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
83.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 1 yr older than U.S. |
1980Highest same as U.S. |
1958Lowest 22 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 3% below U.S. |
28 minHighest 5% above U.S. |
28 min 4% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 18.4%±4.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
19.8%±5.8Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.4%±3.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Salisbury and Suffield 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 | #57 of 149 in CT | #240 of 282 in MA | #272 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Suffield School District | Triton | Wareham |
| High school in town | Suffield High School | None in town | Wareham Senior High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.9Highest |
— | 8.6Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.