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Wareham vs Hanson
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Wareham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.8%).
Hanson has the most kids (25% under 18).
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 | Hanson |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 23,302Highest |
1,927Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.8%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-4.2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 52.1±3.1Highest 30% above MA |
44±4.3Lowest 10% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 13.1%±2.4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
25%±5.3Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 26.2%±3.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
19.7%±4.5Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Wareham and Hanson 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% |
35.1%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
0.5%±1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $90,383±$11kLowest 13% below MA |
$119,211±$24kHighest 15% above MA |
| Hanson 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±$21kLowest 24% below MA |
$513,000±$55kHighest 9% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,504±$180 15% below MA |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,341Lowest 28% below MA |
$6,429Highest 7% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.4%±23.3 MA: 51.8% |
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| Below poverty line | 6.7%Highest MA: 10% |
3.2%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.5%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
100%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 6 yrs older than MA |
1967Highest 3 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 5% below MA |
37 minHighest 26% above MA |
| Work from home | 12.4%±3.6Highest MA: 18.6% |
11.2%±5.6Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Wareham and Hanson 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 | #149 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Wareham | — |
| High school in town | Wareham Senior High | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.6 |
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| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.