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Westhampton vs Wareham vs Southampton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Westhampton has the most people working from home (14.1%).
Wareham has the most renters (16.5% rent).
Southampton has the highest household income ($123k).
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 | Westhampton | Wareham | Southampton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,552Lowest |
23,302Highest |
6,230 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.9%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+6.8% MA: +7.4% |
+7.5%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 49.3±4.9 23% above MA |
52.1±3.1Highest 30% above MA |
43.4±3.5Lowest 9% above MA |
| Wareham and Westhampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18%±4.1 MA: 19.4% |
13.1%±2.4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
19.1%±4Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Southampton and Westhampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.4%±2.8 MA: 17.9% |
26.2%±3.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
21.9%±4.8Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Wareham and Westhampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 47%Highest MA: 47.3% |
27.1%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
41.1% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±2.4Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.6%±1.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.7%±2.2 MA: 7.9% |
| Wareham and Southampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $100,000±$7k 4% below MA |
$90,383±$11kLowest 13% below MA |
$123,125±$23kHighest 18% above MA |
| Southampton and Westhampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $413,200±$24kLowest 26% below MA |
$424,500±$21k 24% below MA |
$452,300±$25kHighest 20% below MA |
| Southampton and Wareham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,304±$229Lowest 26% below MA |
$1,504±$180Highest 15% below MA |
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| Wareham and Westhampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,476Highest 8% above MA |
$4,341Lowest 28% below MA |
$5,470 9% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.3%±53.5 MA: 51.8% |
51.4%±23.3Highest MA: 51.8% |
26.2%±18.4Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Wareham and Westhampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.5% MA: 10% |
6.7%Highest MA: 10% |
2.6%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.4%Highest MA: 62.5% |
83.5%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
90.7% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969 5 yrs newer than MA |
1958Lowest 6 yrs older than MA |
1983Highest 19 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest about the MA average |
28 min 5% below MA |
22 minLowest 23% below MA |
| Work from home | 14.1%±4Highest MA: 18.6% |
12.4%±3.6 MA: 18.6% |
8.2%±3.6Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Westhampton and Wareham 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 | #205 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Hampshire · Westhampton | Wareham | Southampton |
| High school in town | Hampshire Regional High | Wareham Senior High | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.0Highest |
8.6Lowest |
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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.