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Wareham Center vs Wareham vs Hardwick
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
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What stands out worked out from the figures below
Wareham Center has the most people working from home (21.5%).
Wareham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.8%).
Hardwick has the most kids (20.5% under 18).
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 | Wareham Center | Wareham | Hardwick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,635 |
23,302Highest |
2,684Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.6% MA: +7.4% |
+6.8%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-10.8%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 50.7±6.9 27% above MA |
52.1±3.1Highest 30% above MA |
45.3±9.8Lowest 13% above MA |
| Wareham and Wareham Center are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 12%±6.5Lowest MA: 19.4% |
13.1%±2.4 MA: 19.4% |
20.5%±5.6Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Hardwick and Wareham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19%±5.3Lowest MA: 17.9% |
26.2%±3.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
22.7%±5 MA: 17.9% |
| Wareham and Hardwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20.7%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
27.1% MA: 47.3% |
30.9%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 9.7%±5.7Highest MA: 7.9% |
5.6%±1.5Lowest MA: 7.9% |
6.2%±4.4 MA: 7.9% |
| Wareham Center and Hardwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $91,936±$8kHighest 12% below MA |
$90,383±$11k 13% below MA |
$75,000±$22kLowest 28% below MA |
| Wareham Center and Wareham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $425,700±$54kHighest 24% below MA |
$424,500±$21k 24% below MA |
$346,700±$67kLowest 38% below MA |
| Wareham Center and Wareham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,415±$537 20% below MA |
$1,504±$180Highest 15% below MA |
$1,108±$119Lowest 37% below MA |
| Wareham and Wareham Center are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,217Lowest 30% below MA |
$4,341 28% below MA |
$4,400Highest 27% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.9%±27.1 MA: 51.8% |
51.4%±23.3Lowest MA: 51.8% |
59%±13.8Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Hardwick and Wareham Center are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.1%Lowest MA: 10% |
6.7% MA: 10% |
11%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72% MA: 62.5% |
83.5%Highest MA: 62.5% |
68.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1946Lowest 18 yrs older than MA |
1958 6 yrs older than MA |
1968Highest 4 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min about the MA average |
28 minLowest 5% below MA |
31 minHighest 7% above MA |
| Work from home | 21.5%±13Highest MA: 18.6% |
12.4%±3.6 MA: 18.6% |
8.7%±4.3Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Wareham Center 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 | — | #272 of 282 in MA | #163 of 282 in MA |
| School district | — | Wareham | Quabbin |
| High school in town | — | Wareham Senior High | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.6 |
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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.