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Wareham vs Everett vs Weweantic vs Fairhaven
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 people working from home (12.4%).
Everett has grown the fastest since 2010 (+17.8%).
Weweantic has the shortest commute (22 min average).
Fairhaven has the highest household income ($96k).
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 | Everett | Weweantic | Fairhaven |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 23,302 |
50,045Highest |
1,452Lowest |
15,903 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.8% MA: +7.4% |
+17.8%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+0.2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+0.3% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 52.1±3.1Highest 30% above MA |
35.2±1.5Lowest 12% below MA |
44.4±13.9 11% above MA |
48.5±3.4 21% above MA |
| Wareham and Fairhaven 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% |
21.8%±2.1Highest MA: 19.4% |
11.2%±7.9Lowest MA: 19.4% |
16.9%±2.7 MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 26.2%±3.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
11.3%±1.1Lowest MA: 17.9% |
17.3%±6.9 MA: 17.9% |
24.9%±2.9 MA: 17.9% |
| Wareham and Fairhaven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 27.1% MA: 47.3% |
24.9%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
30.6% MA: 47.3% |
32.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.5 MA: 7.9% |
6.3%±0.9 MA: 7.9% |
10.1%±8.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.3%±1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Weweantic and Everett 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 |
$85,218±$7k 18% below MA |
$62,481±$39kLowest 40% below MA |
$95,965±$19kHighest 8% below MA |
| Fairhaven and Wareham 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 |
$610,000±$23kHighest 9% above MA |
$420,800±$42kLowest 25% below MA |
$446,700±$19k 21% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,504±$180 15% below MA |
$2,076±$69Highest 18% above MA |
— | $1,118±$79Lowest 37% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,341 28% below MA |
$4,880Highest 19% below MA |
$3,764 37% below MA |
$3,566Lowest 40% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.4%±23.3 MA: 51.8% |
56.4%±5.8Highest MA: 51.8% |
0%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
51.1%±14 MA: 51.8% |
| Everett 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% |
14.7%Highest MA: 10% |
0%Lowest MA: 10% |
8.3% MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.5% MA: 62.5% |
37.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
88.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
74.4% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958 6 yrs older than MA |
1938Lowest 26 yrs older than MA |
1973Highest 9 yrs newer than MA |
1952 12 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 5% below MA |
35 minHighest 20% above MA |
22 minLowest 24% below MA |
29 min about the MA average |
| Work from home | 12.4%±3.6Highest MA: 18.6% |
10.5%±2 MA: 18.6% |
3.6%±3.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
11.4%±3.3 MA: 18.6% |
| Wareham and Fairhaven 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 | #264 of 282 in MA | — | #126 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Wareham | Everett | — | Fairhaven |
| High school in town | Wareham Senior High | Everett High | — | Fairhaven High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.6Lowest |
12.1Highest |
— | 11.4 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.