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Wareham vs Gardner vs Agawam Town
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 expensive homes ($425k median).
Gardner has the most renters (41.1% rent).
Agawam Town has the shortest commute (22 min average).
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 | Gardner | Agawam Town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 23,302 |
21,148Lowest |
28,539Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.8%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+5.2% MA: +7.4% |
+0.9%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 52.1±3.1Highest 30% above MA |
43.7±2.3Lowest 9% above MA |
47.4±2.6 19% above MA |
| Wareham and Agawam Town 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% |
18.3%±2.3Highest MA: 19.4% |
17.3%±1.9 MA: 19.4% |
| Gardner and Agawam Town 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% |
19.6%±2.2Lowest MA: 17.9% |
24.1%±2.2 MA: 17.9% |
| Wareham and Agawam Town 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% |
23.8%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
34%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.5 MA: 7.9% |
4.6%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.9%±1.3Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Agawam Town and Wareham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $90,383±$11kHighest 13% below MA |
$67,518±$8kLowest 35% below MA |
$85,421±$7k 18% below MA |
| Wareham and Agawam Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $424,500±$21kHighest 24% below MA |
$301,600±$20kLowest 46% below MA |
$311,600±$12k 45% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,504±$180Highest 15% below MA |
$1,109±$51Lowest 37% below MA |
$1,256±$87 29% below MA |
| Wareham and Agawam Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,341Highest 28% below MA |
$4,150Lowest 31% below MA |
$4,241 29% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.4%±23.3Highest MA: 51.8% |
49.7%±8.6 MA: 51.8% |
39.8%±8.1Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Wareham and Gardner 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% |
13.7%Highest MA: 10% |
6.7%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.5%Highest MA: 62.5% |
58.9%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
74.4% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958 6 yrs older than MA |
1954Lowest 10 yrs older than MA |
1970Highest 6 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 5% below MA |
31 minHighest 5% above MA |
22 minLowest 23% below MA |
| Work from home | 12.4%±3.6 MA: 18.6% |
13.3%±3.6Highest MA: 18.6% |
11%±2.7Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Gardner 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 | #273 of 282 in MA | #193 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Wareham | Gardner | Agawam |
| High school in town | Wareham Senior High | Gardner High | Agawam High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.6Lowest |
13.5Highest |
11.0 |
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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.