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Wareham vs Windsor Locks vs East Hampton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Wareham has the most expensive homes ($425k median).
Windsor Locks has the most people working from home (17.7%).
East Hampton has the highest household income ($125k).
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 | Windsor Locks | East Hampton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 23,302Highest |
12,579Lowest |
12,925 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.8% U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 52.1±3.1Highest 34% above U.S. |
41.4±2.6Lowest 6% above U.S. |
43.6±3.7 12% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 13.1%±2.4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
18.6%±3.4 U.S.: 22% |
21.4%±3Highest U.S.: 22% |
| East Hampton and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.2%±3.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.2%±2.7Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.8%±2.8 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Wareham and East Hampton 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 U.S.: 35.7% |
28.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
39%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.5 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.9%±1.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.2%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Windsor Locks 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 12% above U.S. |
$81,205±$13kLowest about the U.S. average |
$124,577±$11kHighest 54% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $424,500±$21kHighest 28% above U.S. |
$258,800±$14kLowest 22% below U.S. |
$349,000±$14k 5% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,504±$180Highest 6% above U.S. |
$1,394±$187 about the U.S. average |
$1,393±$150Lowest about the U.S. average |
| Wareham and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,341 39% above U.S. |
$3,688Lowest 18% above U.S. |
$6,681Highest 114% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.4%±23.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
58.2%±16.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
48.7%±16.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Windsor Locks and Wareham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
10.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
77.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
85.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 22 yrs older than U.S. |
1961 19 yrs older than U.S. |
1977Highest 3 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 4% above U.S. |
22 minLowest 17% below U.S. |
30 minHighest 12% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 12.4%±3.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
17.7%±3.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.7%±2.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Windsor Locks and East Hampton 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 | #109 of 149 in CT | #75 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Wareham | Windsor Locks School District | East Hampton School District |
| High school in town | Wareham Senior High | Windsor Locks High School | East Hampton High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.6Lowest |
8.9 |
11.3Highest |
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U.S. 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.