Compare towns
Wareham vs Topsfield 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).
Topsfield has the highest household income ($196k).
Bourne has the most renters (24.2% rent).
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 | Topsfield | Bourne | Weweantic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 23,302Highest |
6,564 |
20,323 |
1,452Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.8% MA: +7.4% |
+8%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+3.5% MA: +7.4% |
+0.2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 52.1±3.1Highest 30% above MA |
42.2±1.8Lowest 6% above MA |
52±1.8 30% above MA |
44.4±13.9 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% |
24.8%±4.7Highest MA: 19.4% |
14.7%±2.3 MA: 19.4% |
11.2%±7.9Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 26.2%±3.9 MA: 17.9% |
22.4%±3.8 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% |
71.8%Highest MA: 47.3% |
46% MA: 47.3% |
30.6% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.5 MA: 7.9% |
3.8%±1.9Lowest 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 |
$195,718±$16kHighest 88% above MA |
$91,058±$7k 12% below MA |
$62,481±$39kLowest 40% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $424,500±$21k 24% below MA |
$853,400±$40kHighest 52% above MA |
$575,600±$28k about the MA average |
$420,800±$42kLowest 25% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,504±$180Highest 15% below MA |
$1,115±$538Lowest 37% below MA |
$1,379±$300 22% below MA |
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| Wareham and Bourne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,341 28% below MA |
$10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
$4,485 25% below MA |
$3,764Lowest 37% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.4%±23.3 MA: 51.8% |
41.9%±40.8 MA: 51.8% |
62.8%±5.5Highest MA: 51.8% |
0%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Bourne 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% |
7.5%Highest MA: 10% |
6.2% MA: 10% |
0%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.5% MA: 62.5% |
90.4%Highest MA: 62.5% |
75.8%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
88.7% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 6 yrs older than MA |
1969 5 yrs newer than MA |
1975Highest 11 yrs newer than MA |
1973 9 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 5% below MA |
28 minHighest 5% below MA |
26 min 11% below MA |
22 minLowest 24% below MA |
| Work from home | 12.4%±3.6 MA: 18.6% |
29.4%±8.1Highest MA: 18.6% |
14.9%±3.1 MA: 18.6% |
3.6%±3.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #272 of 282 in MA | #172 of 282 in MA | #206 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Wareham | Topsfield | Bourne · Upper Cape Cod Regional Vocational Technical | — |
| High school in town | Wareham Senior High | None in town | Upper Cape Cod Vocational Technical | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.6Lowest |
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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.