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Wareham vs Saugus vs Bourne vs Weweantic
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Wareham has the oldest housing (typical home built 1958).
Saugus has the highest household income ($102k).
Bourne has the most people working from home (14.9%).
Weweantic has the shortest commute (22 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 | Saugus | Bourne | Weweantic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 23,302 |
28,773Highest |
20,323 |
1,452Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.8% MA: +7.4% |
+7.5%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+3.5% MA: +7.4% |
+0.2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 52.1±3.1Highest 30% above MA |
44.5±2.5 11% above MA |
52±1.8 30% above MA |
44.4±13.9Lowest 11% above MA |
| Wareham and Bourne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 13.1%±2.4 MA: 19.4% |
15.2%±2Highest MA: 19.4% |
14.7%±2.3 MA: 19.4% |
11.2%±7.9Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Saugus and Bourne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 26.2%±3.9 MA: 17.9% |
22%±2.1 MA: 17.9% |
29.8%±3.1Highest MA: 17.9% |
17.3%±6.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Bourne 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%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
31.4% MA: 47.3% |
46%Highest MA: 47.3% |
30.6% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.5 MA: 7.9% |
5.4%±1.1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
6.6%±1.6 MA: 7.9% |
10.1%±8.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Weweantic and Bourne 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 |
$101,539±$3kHighest about the MA average |
$91,058±$7k 12% below MA |
$62,481±$39kLowest 40% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $424,500±$21k 24% below MA |
$603,400±$13kHighest 7% above MA |
$575,600±$28k about the MA average |
$420,800±$42kLowest 25% below MA |
| Saugus and Bourne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,504±$180 15% below MA |
$2,241±$201Highest 27% above MA |
$1,379±$300Lowest 22% below MA |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,341 28% below MA |
$6,049Highest about the MA average |
$4,485 25% below MA |
$3,764Lowest 37% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.4%±23.3 MA: 51.8% |
53%±9.2 MA: 51.8% |
62.8%±5.5Highest MA: 51.8% |
0%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Bourne and Saugus 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% |
6% MA: 10% |
6.2% MA: 10% |
0%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.5% MA: 62.5% |
71.5%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
75.8% MA: 62.5% |
88.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 6 yrs older than MA |
1962 2 yrs older than MA |
1975Highest 11 yrs newer than MA |
1973 9 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 5% below MA |
30 minHighest about the MA average |
26 min 11% below MA |
22 minLowest 24% below MA |
| Work from home | 12.4%±3.6 MA: 18.6% |
14.3%±2.4 MA: 18.6% |
14.9%±3.1Highest MA: 18.6% |
3.6%±3.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Bourne and Saugus 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 | #194 of 282 in MA | #206 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Wareham | — | Bourne · Upper Cape Cod Regional Vocational Technical | — |
| High school in town | Wareham Senior High | — | Upper Cape Cod Vocational Technical | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.6Lowest |
— | 9.8Highest |
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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.