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Wareham vs Putnam vs Westport
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%).
Putnam has the most affordable homes ($245k median).
Westport has the most expensive homes ($522k median).
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 | Putnam | Westport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 23,302Highest |
7,120Lowest |
16,484 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-2.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+5.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 52.1±3.1Highest 34% above U.S. |
41.2±5.1Lowest 6% above U.S. |
50.7±1.8 30% above U.S. |
| Wareham and Westport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.1%±2.4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
18.9%±4.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
16.5%±2.9 U.S.: 22% |
| Putnam and Westport 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%±3.7Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
24.2%±2.7 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Wareham and Westport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 27.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
18.8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
29.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.5 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.2%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
6.6%±1.5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Westport 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±$11k 12% above U.S. |
$65,511±$7kLowest 19% below U.S. |
$96,000±$9kHighest 19% above U.S. |
| Westport 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 28% above U.S. |
$245,100±$13kLowest 26% below U.S. |
$521,900±$38kHighest 57% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,504±$180Highest 6% above U.S. |
$1,147±$43Lowest 19% below U.S. |
$1,425±$356 about the U.S. average |
| Wareham and Westport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,341Highest 39% above U.S. |
$3,564Lowest 14% above U.S. |
$3,719 19% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.4%±23.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
38.2%±12.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
52.9%±19.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Westport and Wareham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
11.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
50.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
82.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958 22 yrs older than U.S. |
1956Lowest 24 yrs older than U.S. |
1972Highest 8 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 4% above U.S. |
25 minLowest 5% below U.S. |
29 minHighest 8% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 12.4%±3.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
6.7%±2.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
9.2%±2.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Wareham and Westport 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 | #128 of 149 in CT | #195 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Wareham | — | Westport |
| High school in town | Wareham Senior High | — | Westport Middle-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.