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Wareham vs Boston vs Westport
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).
Boston has the most people working from home (21.3%).
Westport has the most kids (16.5% 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 | Boston | Westport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 23,302 |
666,442Highest |
16,484Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.8% MA: +7.4% |
+9.4%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+5.2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 52.1±3.1Highest 30% above MA |
33.3±0.2Lowest 17% below MA |
50.7±1.8 27% above MA |
| Wareham and Westport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.1%±2.4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
15.1%±0.3 MA: 19.4% |
16.5%±2.9Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Westport and Boston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.2%±3.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
13%±0.3Lowest MA: 17.9% |
24.2%±2.7 MA: 17.9% |
| Wareham and Westport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 27.1%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
54.9%Highest MA: 47.3% |
29.7% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.5Lowest MA: 7.9% |
15%±0.3Highest MA: 7.9% |
6.6%±1.5 MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $90,383±$11kLowest 13% below MA |
$97,344±$2kHighest 6% below MA |
$96,000±$9k 8% below MA |
| Boston and Westport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $424,500±$21kLowest 24% below MA |
$731,700±$10kHighest 30% above MA |
$521,900±$38k 7% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,504±$180 15% below MA |
$2,147±$25Highest 22% above MA |
$1,425±$356Lowest 19% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,341 28% below MA |
$4,456Highest 26% below MA |
$3,719Lowest 38% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.4%±23.3 MA: 51.8% |
51.2%±1.2Lowest MA: 51.8% |
52.9%±19.8Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Westport and Wareham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.7%Lowest MA: 10% |
16.6%Highest MA: 10% |
6.7%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.5%Highest MA: 62.5% |
35.7%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
82.9% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958 6 yrs older than MA |
1947Lowest 17 yrs older than MA |
1972Highest 8 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 5% below MA |
30 minHighest 4% above MA |
29 min about the MA average |
| Work from home | 12.4%±3.6 MA: 18.6% |
21.3%±0.5Highest MA: 18.6% |
9.2%±2.6Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #272 of 282 in MA | #258 of 282 in MA | #195 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Wareham | Edward M. Kennedy Academy for Health Careers: A Horace Mann · Boston | Westport |
| High school in town | Wareham Senior High | Boston Latin School | Westport Middle-High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.6Lowest |
18.7Highest |
11.5 |
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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.