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Taunton vs Wareham vs Chicopee
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Taunton has the most kids (21.6% under 18).
Wareham has the most people working from home (12.4%).
Chicopee has the most affordable homes ($275k 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 | Taunton | Wareham | Chicopee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 60,433Highest |
23,302Lowest |
55,295 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.3% MA: +7.4% |
+6.8%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+0.5%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 38.9±1.3Lowest about the MA average |
52.1±3.1Highest 30% above MA |
41.9±1.4 5% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 21.6%±1.8Highest MA: 19.4% |
13.1%±2.4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
19.2%±1.7 MA: 19.4% |
| Taunton and Chicopee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15%±1.2Lowest MA: 17.9% |
26.2%±3.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
19.5%±1.4 MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.9% MA: 47.3% |
27.1%Highest MA: 47.3% |
22.9%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.6%±0.7 MA: 7.9% |
5.6%±1.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.7%±0.6Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Wareham and Taunton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $79,283±$7k 24% below MA |
$90,383±$11kHighest 13% below MA |
$62,615±$6kLowest 40% below MA |
| Wareham and Taunton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $422,800±$9k 25% below MA |
$424,500±$21kHighest 24% below MA |
$274,500±$8kLowest 51% below MA |
| Wareham and Taunton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,324±$86 25% below MA |
$1,504±$180Highest 15% below MA |
$1,157±$50Lowest 34% below MA |
| Wareham and Taunton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,344Highest 28% below MA |
$4,341 28% below MA |
$3,847Lowest 36% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.8%±5.9Highest MA: 51.8% |
51.4%±23.3Lowest MA: 51.8% |
52%±5.6 MA: 51.8% |
| Taunton and Chicopee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13% MA: 10% |
6.7%Lowest MA: 10% |
17.3%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 62.1% MA: 62.5% |
83.5%Highest MA: 62.5% |
55.7%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1965Highest 1 yr newer than MA |
1958Lowest 6 yrs older than MA |
1958Lowest 6 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest about the MA average |
28 min 5% below MA |
21 minLowest 27% below MA |
| Work from home | 8%±1.5Lowest MA: 18.6% |
12.4%±3.6Highest MA: 18.6% |
8%±1.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Wareham and Taunton 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 | #253 of 282 in MA | #272 of 282 in MA | #247 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Bristol-Plymouth Regional Vocational Technical · Taunton | Wareham | Chicopee |
| High school in town | Taunton High | Wareham Senior High | Chicopee Comprehensive High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 16.6Highest |
8.6Lowest |
11.2 |
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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.