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Wareham vs Bourne vs Weweantic vs Buzzards Bay
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bourne has the most expensive homes ($576k median).
Weweantic has the shortest commute (22 min average).
Buzzards Bay has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.9%).
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 | Bourne | Weweantic | Buzzards Bay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 23,302Highest |
20,323 |
1,452Lowest |
2,909 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.8% MA: +7.4% |
+3.5% MA: +7.4% |
+0.2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+10.9%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 52.1±3.1 30% above MA |
52±1.8 30% above MA |
44.4±13.9Lowest 11% above MA |
54.4±5.9Highest 36% above MA |
| Buzzards Bay and Wareham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 13.1%±2.4 MA: 19.4% |
14.7%±2.3Highest MA: 19.4% |
11.2%±7.9 MA: 19.4% |
6.7%±2.9Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Bourne and Wareham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 26.2%±3.9 MA: 17.9% |
29.8%±3.1 MA: 17.9% |
17.3%±6.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
32.3%±5.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Buzzards Bay and Bourne 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% |
46%Highest MA: 47.3% |
30.6% MA: 47.3% |
29.6% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.5Lowest MA: 7.9% |
6.6%±1.6 MA: 7.9% |
10.1%±8.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
8.9%±1.4 MA: 7.9% |
| Weweantic and Buzzards Bay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $90,383±$11k 13% below MA |
$91,058±$7k 12% below MA |
$62,481±$39kLowest 40% below MA |
$94,388±$12kHighest 9% below MA |
| Buzzards Bay and Bourne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $424,500±$21k 24% below MA |
$575,600±$28kHighest about the MA average |
$420,800±$42kLowest 25% below MA |
$454,500±$28k 19% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,504±$180Highest 15% below MA |
$1,379±$300Lowest 22% below MA |
— | $1,484±$601 16% below MA |
| Wareham and Buzzards Bay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,341 28% below MA |
$4,485Highest 25% below MA |
$3,764 37% below MA |
$3,405Lowest 43% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.4%±23.3 MA: 51.8% |
62.8%±5.5Highest MA: 51.8% |
0%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
37.9%±20.3 MA: 51.8% |
| Bourne and Wareham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 6.7% MA: 10% |
6.2% MA: 10% |
0%Lowest MA: 10% |
7.3%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.5% MA: 62.5% |
75.8% MA: 62.5% |
88.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
75.7%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958 6 yrs older than MA |
1975Highest 11 yrs newer than MA |
1973 9 yrs newer than MA |
1956Lowest 8 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 5% below MA |
26 min 11% below MA |
22 minLowest 24% below MA |
32 minHighest 10% above MA |
| Work from home | 12.4%±3.6 MA: 18.6% |
14.9%±3.1 MA: 18.6% |
3.6%±3.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
17.4%±6.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Buzzards Bay and Bourne 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 | #206 of 282 in MA | — | — |
| School district | Wareham | Bourne · Upper Cape Cod Regional Vocational Technical | — | — |
| High school in town | Wareham Senior High | Upper Cape Cod Vocational Technical | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.6Lowest |
9.8Highest |
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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.