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Wareham vs Quinebaug vs Somerset
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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.8%).
Quinebaug has the most people working from home (23.3%).
Somerset has the most kids (18.9% 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 | Quinebaug | Somerset |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 23,302Highest |
1,193Lowest |
18,298 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-1.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+0.8% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 52.1±3.1 34% above U.S. |
56.5±1Highest 45% above U.S. |
47±2.2Lowest 21% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 13.1%±2.4 U.S.: 22% |
0%±3.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
18.9%±2.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 26.2%±3.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
29.1%±9.8Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
25.3%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Quinebaug and Wareham 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% |
10.3%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
37.6%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.3%±2.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.7%±1.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Wareham and Somerset 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 12% above U.S. |
$105,181±$36k 30% above U.S. |
$112,677±$6kHighest 40% above U.S. |
| Somerset and Quinebaug 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. |
$237,800±$66kLowest 29% below U.S. |
$418,800±$18k 26% above U.S. |
| Wareham and Somerset 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. |
— | $1,271±$93Lowest 10% below U.S. |
| Wareham and Somerset are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,341 39% above U.S. |
$3,703Lowest 19% above U.S. |
$4,977Highest 60% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.4%±23.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
58.3%±12.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Somerset and Wareham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
1.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.9% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.5%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
97%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
86.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 22 yrs older than U.S. |
1960 20 yrs older than U.S. |
1962Highest 18 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 4% above U.S. |
26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
31 minHighest 19% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 12.4%±3.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
23.3%±17.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
12%±2.9Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Quinebaug 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 | — | #132 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Wareham | — | Somerset Berkley Regional School District · Somerset |
| High school in town | Wareham Senior High | — | Somerset Berkley Regional High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.6Lowest |
— | 11.6Highest |
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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.