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Wareham vs Stoneham vs Plymouth
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 most affordable homes ($425k median).
Stoneham has the most people working from home (24.6%).
Plymouth has the highest household income ($117k).
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 | Stoneham | Plymouth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 23,302Lowest |
23,355 |
63,953Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.8%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+8.4%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+8.4%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 52.1±3.1Highest 30% above MA |
42.2±2.2Lowest 6% above MA |
47.4±1.4 19% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 13.1%±2.4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
20.8%±2.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
17.1%±1.3 MA: 19.4% |
| Stoneham and Plymouth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.2%±3.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
20.4%±2.2Lowest MA: 17.9% |
25.2%±1.6 MA: 17.9% |
| Wareham and Plymouth 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% |
55.9%Highest MA: 47.3% |
46.5% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.7%±1.4 MA: 7.9% |
4.5%±0.9Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Wareham and Stoneham 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 |
$113,964±$10k 10% above MA |
$116,941±$5kHighest 12% above MA |
| Plymouth and Stoneham 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 |
$671,900±$26kHighest 20% above MA |
$527,400±$17k 6% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,504±$180Lowest 15% below MA |
$2,035±$142Highest 15% above MA |
$1,933±$108 10% above MA |
| Stoneham and Plymouth 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 |
$6,523 9% above MA |
$6,599Highest 10% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.4%±23.3 MA: 51.8% |
41.9%±8.2Lowest MA: 51.8% |
51.9%±6.2Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Plymouth 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% |
5.4%Lowest MA: 10% |
6.8%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.5%Highest MA: 62.5% |
71%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
79% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 6 yrs older than MA |
1964 same as MA |
1982Highest 18 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 5% below MA |
28 min 4% below MA |
31 minHighest 8% above MA |
| Work from home | 12.4%±3.6Lowest MA: 18.6% |
24.6%±3.6Highest MA: 18.6% |
18.2%±1.8 MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #272 of 282 in MA | #117 of 282 in MA | #152 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Wareham | — | Plymouth |
| High school in town | Wareham Senior High | — | Plymouth North High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.6Lowest |
— | 11.1Highest |
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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.