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Wareham vs Russell vs Plainville
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 expensive homes ($425k median).
Russell has the highest household income ($109k).
Plainville has the shortest commute (21 min average).
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 | Russell | Plainville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 23,302Highest |
1,197Lowest |
17,551 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-7.4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 52.1±3.1Highest 34% above U.S. |
47.7±7.6 23% above U.S. |
44.3±1.5Lowest 14% above U.S. |
| Wareham and Russell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.1%±2.4 U.S.: 22% |
10.4%±4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
15.6%±2.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Plainville and Wareham 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% |
19.8%±2.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.1%±2.8 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Wareham and Plainville 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 U.S.: 35.7% |
30.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
30% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.5 U.S.: 6.4% |
4%±4.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
6.2%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Plainville 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. |
$108,750±$24kHighest 35% above U.S. |
$84,343±$7kLowest 4% above U.S. |
| Russell 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±$21kHighest 28% above U.S. |
$303,300±$32k 9% below U.S. |
$254,000±$14kLowest 24% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,504±$180Highest 6% above U.S. |
$1,013±$330Lowest 28% below U.S. |
$1,126±$147 20% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,341Lowest 39% above U.S. |
$5,104Highest 64% above U.S. |
$4,798 54% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.4%±23.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
25.6%±20.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
40.3%±12.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Wareham and Plainville 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% |
6.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.5% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
84.6%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
67.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 22 yrs older than U.S. |
1963 17 yrs older than U.S. |
1971Highest 9 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 4% above U.S. |
30 minHighest 14% above U.S. |
21 minLowest 20% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 12.4%±3.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
9.2%±4.3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
10.7%±2 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Wareham and Plainville 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 | — | #89 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Wareham | — | Judicial Centers · Plainville School District |
| High school in town | Wareham Senior High | — | Plainville High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.6Lowest |
— | 11.4Highest |
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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.