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Wareham vs Griswold vs Weweantic
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Wareham has the most people working from home (12.4%).
Griswold has the most kids (18.5% under 18).
Weweantic 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 | Griswold | Weweantic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 23,302Highest |
11,530 |
1,452Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | +0.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 52.1±3.1Highest 34% above U.S. |
48.1±3.9 24% above U.S. |
44.4±13.9Lowest 14% above U.S. |
| Wareham and Griswold are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.1%±2.4 U.S.: 22% |
18.5%±3.7Highest U.S.: 22% |
11.2%±7.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Griswold and Wareham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.2%±3.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.8%±3.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
17.3%±6.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 27.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
19.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
30.6%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.5 U.S.: 6.4% |
1.8%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
10.1%±8.5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Weweantic 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 12% above U.S. |
$78,719±$11k about the U.S. average |
$62,481±$39kLowest 23% below U.S. |
| Wareham and Griswold are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $424,500±$21kHighest 28% above U.S. |
$275,900±$42kLowest 17% below U.S. |
$420,800±$42k 26% above U.S. |
| Wareham and Weweantic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,504±$180Highest 6% above U.S. |
$1,177±$65Lowest 17% below U.S. |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,341 39% above U.S. |
$4,628Highest 48% above U.S. |
$3,764Lowest 21% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.4%±23.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
57.5%±15.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Griswold and Wareham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
7.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
0%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
73.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
88.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 22 yrs older than U.S. |
1977Highest 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1973 7 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 4% above U.S. |
31 minHighest 17% above U.S. |
22 minLowest 17% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 12.4%±3.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
9%±3.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
3.6%±3.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Wareham and Griswold 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 | #118 of 149 in CT | — |
| School district | Wareham | Griswold School District | — |
| High school in town | Wareham Senior High | Griswold High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.6Lowest |
11.5Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.