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Wareham vs Millis vs Lancaster
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 affordable homes ($425k median).
Millis has the most expensive homes ($604k median).
Lancaster has the most people working from home (33.6%).
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 | Millis | Lancaster |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 23,302Highest |
8,888 |
8,606Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.8% MA: +7.4% |
+7.2%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+4.8%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 52.1±3.1Highest 30% above MA |
46.4±3 16% above MA |
43.1±4.9Lowest 8% above MA |
| Wareham and Millis 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% |
18.4%±2.8 MA: 19.4% |
19.2%±4Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Lancaster and Millis 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% |
23.5%±3.9 MA: 17.9% |
19.9%±4.2Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Wareham and Millis 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% |
54.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
50.3% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.9%±1.6 MA: 7.9% |
3%±1.8Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Wareham and Millis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $90,383±$11kLowest 13% below MA |
$155,996±$9kHighest 50% above MA |
$134,833±$27k 30% above MA |
| Millis and Lancaster 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 |
$603,500±$31kHighest 7% above MA |
$519,100±$60k 8% below MA |
| Millis and Lancaster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,504±$180Lowest 15% below MA |
$1,696±$279 4% below MA |
$2,338±$539Highest 33% above MA |
| Lancaster and Millis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,341Lowest 28% below MA |
$9,344Highest 56% above MA |
$7,235 21% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.4%±23.3Lowest MA: 51.8% |
56.5%±16.6 MA: 51.8% |
68.3%±36.7Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Lancaster and Millis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.7%Highest MA: 10% |
4.8% MA: 10% |
1.4%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.5% MA: 62.5% |
83.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
85.1%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 6 yrs older than MA |
1974Highest 10 yrs newer than MA |
1971 7 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 5% below MA |
31 min 5% above MA |
32 minHighest 9% above MA |
| Work from home | 12.4%±3.6Lowest MA: 18.6% |
17.5%±4.2 MA: 18.6% |
33.6%±9.1Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #272 of 282 in MA | #63 of 282 in MA | #145 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Wareham | Millis | Nashoba |
| High school in town | Wareham Senior High | Millis High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.6Lowest |
10.7Highest |
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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.