Compare towns
Wareham vs Reading vs Agawam Town
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%).
Reading has the most people working from home (30.2%).
Agawam Town has the most affordable homes ($312k 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 | Reading | Agawam Town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 23,302Lowest |
25,612 |
28,539Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.8%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+3.1% MA: +7.4% |
+0.9%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 52.1±3.1Highest 30% above MA |
43.7±2.3Lowest 9% above MA |
47.4±2.6 19% above MA |
| Wareham and Agawam Town 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% |
22.8%±2.2Highest MA: 19.4% |
17.3%±1.9 MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 26.2%±3.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
20.7%±2.3Lowest MA: 17.9% |
24.1%±2.2 MA: 17.9% |
| Wareham and Agawam Town 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% |
66.3%Highest MA: 47.3% |
34% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.5 MA: 7.9% |
2.9%±0.7Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.9%±1.3Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Agawam Town 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 13% below MA |
$165,912±$13kHighest 60% above MA |
$85,421±$7kLowest 18% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $424,500±$21k 24% below MA |
$809,000±$22kHighest 44% above MA |
$311,600±$12kLowest 45% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,504±$180 15% below MA |
$1,991±$273Highest 13% above MA |
$1,256±$87Lowest 29% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,341 28% below MA |
$9,320Highest 56% above MA |
$4,241Lowest 29% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.4%±23.3Highest MA: 51.8% |
27.8%±9.1Lowest MA: 51.8% |
39.8%±8.1 MA: 51.8% |
| Wareham and Agawam Town 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% |
3.2%Lowest MA: 10% |
6.7%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.5%Highest MA: 62.5% |
82.4% MA: 62.5% |
74.4%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 6 yrs older than MA |
1960 4 yrs older than MA |
1970Highest 6 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 5% below MA |
31 minHighest 6% above MA |
22 minLowest 23% below MA |
| Work from home | 12.4%±3.6 MA: 18.6% |
30.2%±4.1Highest MA: 18.6% |
11%±2.7Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #272 of 282 in MA | #50 of 282 in MA | #193 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Wareham | Reading | Agawam |
| High school in town | Wareham Senior High | Reading Memorial High | Agawam High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.6Lowest |
12.1Highest |
11.0 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.