What stands out worked out from the figures below

Wareham has the most homeowners (83.5%).

Revere has grown the fastest since 2010 (+20.2%).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Wareham	Revere
People
Population	23,302Lowest	60,012Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	+6.8%Lowest MA: +7.4%	+20.2%Highest MA: +7.4%
Median age	52.1±3.1Highest 30% above MA	39.2±1.3Lowest about the MA average
Kids under 18	13.1%±2.4Lowest MA: 19.4%	19.6%±1.8Highest MA: 19.4%
Age 65+	26.2%±3.9Highest MA: 17.9%	15.7%±1.3Lowest MA: 17.9%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	27.1%Highest MA: 47.3%	24.6%Lowest MA: 47.3%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.6%±1.5Highest MA: 7.9%	4%±0.7Lowest MA: 7.9%
	Wareham and Revere are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$90,383±$11kHighest 13% below MA	$86,969±$10kLowest 16% below MA
	Wareham and Revere 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	$597,400±$17kHighest 6% above MA
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,504±$180Lowest 15% below MA	$2,076±$95Highest 18% above MA
Property taxmedian, yearly	$4,341Lowest 28% below MA	$5,605Highest 6% below MA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	51.4%±23.3Lowest MA: 51.8%	57.9%±4.8Highest MA: 51.8%
	Revere 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 MA: 10%	11.5%Highest MA: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	83.5%Highest MA: 62.5%	45.6%Lowest MA: 62.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1958Lowest 6 yrs older than MA	1965Highest 1 yr newer than MA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	28 minLowest 5% below MA	34 minHighest 18% above MA
Work from home	12.4%±3.6Highest MA: 18.6%	9.2%±1.4Lowest MA: 18.6%
	Wareham and Revere 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	#241 of 282 in MA
School district	Wareham	Revere
High school in town	Wareham Senior High	Revere High
Students per teacherat that high school	8.6Lowest	13.6Highest
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.