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Weweantic vs Ashburnham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Weweantic has the shortest commute (22 min average).
Ashburnham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.8%).
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 | Weweantic | Ashburnham |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,452Lowest |
6,415Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+3.8%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.4±13.9Highest 11% above MA |
40.7±6.3Lowest about the MA average |
| Weweantic and Ashburnham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 11.2%±7.9Lowest MA: 19.4% |
22.6%±6Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Ashburnham and Weweantic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 17.3%±6.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
18.1%±4.5Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Ashburnham and Weweantic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.6%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
44%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 10.1%±8.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
5.6%±2.2Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Weweantic and Ashburnham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $62,481±$39kLowest 40% below MA |
$118,809±$11kHighest 14% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $420,800±$42kHighest 25% below MA |
$390,700±$34kLowest 30% below MA |
| Weweantic and Ashburnham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,807±$1k about the MA average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,764Lowest 37% below MA |
$6,046Highest about the MA average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
100%±100Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Ashburnham and Weweantic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 0%Lowest MA: 10% |
6.8%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.7%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
96%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Lowest 9 yrs newer than MA |
1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 24% below MA |
32 minHighest 10% above MA |
| Work from home | 3.6%±3.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
16%±7.7Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #178 of 282 in MA |
| School district | — | Ashburnham-Westminster |
| High school in town | — | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.