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Templeton vs Wareham vs Holbrook
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Templeton has the most people working from home (16.9%).
Wareham has the oldest population (median age 52.1).
Holbrook has the highest household income ($115k).
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 | Templeton | Wareham | Holbrook |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,252Lowest |
23,302Highest |
11,380 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.7%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+6.8%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+5.7% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 40.3±5.1Lowest about the MA average |
52.1±3.1Highest 30% above MA |
42.8±3.2 7% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 22.9%±5.9Highest MA: 19.4% |
13.1%±2.4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
21.2%±4.4 MA: 19.4% |
| Templeton and Holbrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 14.7%±2.8Lowest MA: 17.9% |
26.2%±3.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
19.1%±3.2 MA: 17.9% |
| Wareham and Holbrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.9%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
27.1% MA: 47.3% |
34.6%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±1.6Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.6%±1.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
5.1%±2.1 MA: 7.9% |
| Wareham and Holbrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $101,154±$15k about the MA average |
$90,383±$11kLowest 13% below MA |
$115,210±$14kHighest 11% above MA |
| Holbrook and Templeton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $358,500±$12kLowest 36% below MA |
$424,500±$21k 24% below MA |
$465,400±$21kHighest 17% below MA |
| Holbrook and Wareham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,207±$353 31% below MA |
$1,504±$180Highest 15% below MA |
$1,094±$423Lowest 38% below MA |
| Wareham and Templeton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,554 24% below MA |
$4,341Lowest 28% below MA |
$6,105Highest about the MA average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.7%±26.1Lowest MA: 51.8% |
51.4%±23.3Highest MA: 51.8% |
47.8%±18.7 MA: 51.8% |
| Wareham and Holbrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.6%Highest MA: 10% |
6.7%Lowest MA: 10% |
7.7% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.3%Highest MA: 62.5% |
83.5%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
84% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Highest 8 yrs newer than MA |
1958 6 yrs older than MA |
1957Lowest 7 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 5% below MA |
28 minLowest 5% below MA |
38 minHighest 30% above MA |
| Work from home | 16.9%±5.1Highest MA: 18.6% |
12.4%±3.6 MA: 18.6% |
12.1%±3.3Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Templeton and Wareham 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 | #244 of 282 in MA | #272 of 282 in MA | #234 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Narragansett | Wareham | Holbrook |
| High school in town | Narragansett Regional High | Wareham Senior High | Holbrook Middle High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.2 |
8.6Lowest |
14.3Highest |
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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.