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Weweantic vs Ayer vs Wareham
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).
Ayer has grown the fastest since 2010 (+14.2%).
Wareham has the oldest population (median age 52.1).
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 | Ayer | Wareham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,452Lowest |
8,645 |
23,302Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+14.2%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+6.8% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.4±13.9 11% above MA |
39.2±2.8Lowest about the MA average |
52.1±3.1Highest 30% above MA |
| Wareham and Weweantic 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% |
20.3%±3.9Highest MA: 19.4% |
13.1%±2.4 MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 17.3%±6.9 MA: 17.9% |
14.5%±2.8Lowest MA: 17.9% |
26.2%±3.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Wareham 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% MA: 47.3% |
42.3%Highest MA: 47.3% |
27.1%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 10.1%±8.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.5%±1.5Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.6%±1.5 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 | $62,481±$39kLowest 40% below MA |
$101,875±$15kHighest about the MA average |
$90,383±$11k 13% below MA |
| Ayer and Wareham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $420,800±$42kLowest 25% below MA |
$463,800±$29kHighest 17% below MA |
$424,500±$21k 24% below MA |
| Ayer and Wareham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,415±$180Lowest 20% below MA |
$1,504±$180Highest 15% below MA |
| Wareham and Ayer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,764Lowest 37% below MA |
$5,057Highest 16% below MA |
$4,341 28% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
45.1%±14.2 MA: 51.8% |
51.4%±23.3Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Wareham and Ayer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 0%Lowest MA: 10% |
10.7%Highest MA: 10% |
6.7% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
69.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
83.5% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973 9 yrs newer than MA |
1977Highest 13 yrs newer than MA |
1958Lowest 6 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 24% below MA |
33 minHighest 13% above MA |
28 min 5% below MA |
| Work from home | 3.6%±3.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
21.6%±5.9Highest MA: 18.6% |
12.4%±3.6 MA: 18.6% |
| Ayer 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 | — | #113 of 282 in MA | #272 of 282 in MA |
| School district | — | Ayer Shirley School District | Wareham |
| High school in town | — | Ayer Shirley Regional High School | Wareham Senior High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.5Highest |
8.6Lowest |
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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.