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Wareham vs Richmond vs Somerset
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%).
Richmond has the most people working from home (17.1%).
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 | Richmond | Somerset |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 23,302Highest |
1,403Lowest |
18,298 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.8%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-4.6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+0.8% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 52.1±3.1 30% above MA |
62.1±3Highest 55% above MA |
47±2.2Lowest 18% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 13.1%±2.4 MA: 19.4% |
12.4%±2.5Lowest MA: 19.4% |
18.9%±2.4Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 26.2%±3.9 MA: 17.9% |
37.8%±1.8Highest MA: 17.9% |
25.3%±3.2Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 27.1%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
67.6%Highest MA: 47.3% |
37.6% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.9%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.7%±1.3 MA: 7.9% |
| 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 13% below MA |
$106,250±$24k about the MA average |
$112,677±$6kHighest 8% above MA |
| Somerset and Richmond are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $424,500±$21k 24% below MA |
$584,500±$51kHighest 4% above MA |
$418,800±$18kLowest 25% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,504±$180 15% below MA |
$1,593±$299Highest 10% below MA |
$1,271±$93Lowest 28% below MA |
| Richmond and Wareham 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 |
$5,575Highest 7% below MA |
$4,977 17% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.4%±23.3 MA: 51.8% |
14%±36.1Lowest MA: 51.8% |
58.3%±12.9Highest MA: 51.8% |
| 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% MA: 10% |
7.3%Highest MA: 10% |
4.9%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.5%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
90.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
86.9% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 6 yrs older than MA |
1970Highest 6 yrs newer than MA |
1962 2 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 5% below MA |
22 minLowest 24% below MA |
31 minHighest 8% above MA |
| Work from home | 12.4%±3.6 MA: 18.6% |
17.1%±3.1Highest MA: 18.6% |
12%±2.9Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Richmond 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 | Richmond | Somerset Berkley Regional School District · Somerset |
| High school in town | Wareham Senior High | None in town | Somerset Berkley Regional High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.6Lowest |
— | 11.6Highest |
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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.