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Wareham vs Weweantic vs Wrentham
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 population (median age 52.1).
Weweantic has the shortest commute (22 min average).
Wrentham has the most people working from home (21.9%).
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 | Weweantic | Wrentham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 23,302Highest |
1,452Lowest |
12,297 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.8% MA: +7.4% |
+0.2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+11.2%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 52.1±3.1Highest 30% above MA |
44.4±13.9Lowest 11% above MA |
46.8±3.2 17% above MA |
| Wareham and Wrentham 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% |
11.2%±7.9Lowest MA: 19.4% |
19.8%±2.4Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 26.2%±3.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
17.3%±6.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
21.7%±2.5 MA: 17.9% |
| Wareham and Wrentham 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% |
30.6% MA: 47.3% |
55.1%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.5 MA: 7.9% |
10.1%±8.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
5.2%±1.4Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Weweantic 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 |
$62,481±$39kLowest 40% below MA |
$151,676±$17kHighest 46% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $424,500±$21k 24% below MA |
$420,800±$42kLowest 25% below MA |
$654,900±$26kHighest 17% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,504±$180Highest 15% below MA |
— | $1,184±$628Lowest 33% below MA |
| Wareham and Wrentham 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 |
$3,764Lowest 37% below MA |
$7,373Highest 23% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.4%±23.3Highest MA: 51.8% |
0%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
40.6%±15.4 MA: 51.8% |
| Wareham and Wrentham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.7% MA: 10% |
0%Lowest MA: 10% |
6.9%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.5% MA: 62.5% |
88.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
82%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 6 yrs older than MA |
1973 9 yrs newer than MA |
1984Highest 20 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 5% below MA |
22 minLowest 24% below MA |
32 minHighest 11% above MA |
| Work from home | 12.4%±3.6 MA: 18.6% |
3.6%±3.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
21.9%±4Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #272 of 282 in MA | — | #49 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Wareham | — | King Philip · Wrentham |
| High school in town | Wareham Senior High | — | King Philip Regional High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.6Lowest |
— | 13.5Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.