Compare towns
Wareham vs Upton vs Agawam Town
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%).
Upton has the most people working from home (22.8%).
Agawam Town has the most affordable homes ($312k median).
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 | Upton | Agawam Town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 23,302 |
8,189Lowest |
28,539Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.8%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+6.1% MA: +7.4% |
+0.9%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 52.1±3.1Highest 30% above MA |
46.4±4.8Lowest 16% above MA |
47.4±2.6 19% above MA |
| Wareham and Agawam Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.1%±2.4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
23.2%±4.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
17.3%±1.9 MA: 19.4% |
| Upton and Agawam Town 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% |
20.7%±4.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
24.1%±2.2 MA: 17.9% |
| Wareham and Agawam Town 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% |
53.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
34% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.5 MA: 7.9% |
2.4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.9%±1.3Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Agawam Town 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 13% below MA |
$155,508±$33kHighest 50% above MA |
$85,421±$7kLowest 18% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $424,500±$21k 24% below MA |
$576,700±$41kHighest about the MA average |
$311,600±$12kLowest 45% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,504±$180Highest 15% below MA |
$948±$599Lowest 46% below MA |
$1,256±$87 29% below MA |
| Wareham and Agawam Town 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 |
$8,376Highest 40% above MA |
$4,241Lowest 29% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.4%±23.3 MA: 51.8% |
52.8%±31Highest MA: 51.8% |
39.8%±8.1Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Upton and Wareham 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% |
3.2%Lowest MA: 10% |
6.7%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.5% MA: 62.5% |
86.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
74.4%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 6 yrs older than MA |
1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
1970 6 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 5% below MA |
35 minHighest 22% above MA |
22 minLowest 23% below MA |
| Work from home | 12.4%±3.6 MA: 18.6% |
22.8%±5.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
11%±2.7Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #272 of 282 in MA | #46 of 282 in MA | #193 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Wareham | Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical · Mendon-Upton | Agawam |
| High school in town | Wareham Senior High | Blackstone Valley | Agawam High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.6Lowest |
11.2Highest |
11.0 |
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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.