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Wareham vs Buzzards Bay vs Sutton
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 shortest commute (28 min average).
Buzzards Bay has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.9%).
Sutton has the highest household income ($147k).
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 | Buzzards Bay | Sutton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 23,302Highest |
2,909Lowest |
9,452 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.8% MA: +7.4% |
+10.9%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+4.4%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 52.1±3.1 30% above MA |
54.4±5.9Highest 36% above MA |
44.3±2.5Lowest 11% 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% |
6.7%±2.9Lowest MA: 19.4% |
19.6%±3.3Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 26.2%±3.9 MA: 17.9% |
32.3%±5.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
18.8%±3.2Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Buzzards Bay and Wareham 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% |
29.6% MA: 47.3% |
52.8%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.5 MA: 7.9% |
8.9%±1.4Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.9%±1.8Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $90,383±$11kLowest 13% below MA |
$94,388±$12k 9% below MA |
$147,125±$25kHighest 42% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $424,500±$21kLowest 24% below MA |
$454,500±$28k 19% below MA |
$523,100±$47kHighest 7% below MA |
| Sutton and Buzzards Bay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,504±$180Highest 15% below MA |
$1,484±$601 16% below MA |
$1,190±$401Lowest 32% 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 |
$3,405Lowest 43% below MA |
$6,763Highest 13% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.4%±23.3Highest MA: 51.8% |
37.9%±20.3Lowest MA: 51.8% |
47.5%±24.4 MA: 51.8% |
| Wareham and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.7% MA: 10% |
7.3%Highest MA: 10% |
5.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.5% MA: 62.5% |
75.7%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
89.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958 6 yrs older than MA |
1956Lowest 8 yrs older than MA |
1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 5% below MA |
32 minHighest 10% above MA |
30 min about the MA average |
| Work from home | 12.4%±3.6Lowest MA: 18.6% |
17.4%±6.3 MA: 18.6% |
22.7%±4.1Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Sutton and Buzzards Bay 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 | — | #105 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Wareham | — | Sutton |
| High school in town | Wareham Senior High | — | Sutton High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.6Lowest |
— | 12.6Highest |
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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.