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Weweantic vs Brooklyn vs Wareham vs Wareham Center
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Weweantic has the shortest commute (22 min average).
Brooklyn has the most kids (20.6% under 18).
Wareham has the oldest population (median age 52.1).
Wareham Center has the most people working from home (21.5%).
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 | Brooklyn | Wareham | Wareham Center |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,452Lowest |
8,517 |
23,302Highest |
3,635 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | +6.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.6% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.4±13.9Lowest 14% above U.S. |
45.6±2.5 17% above U.S. |
52.1±3.1Highest 34% above U.S. |
50.7±6.9 30% above U.S. |
| Wareham and Wareham Center are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 11.2%±7.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
20.6%±4.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
13.1%±2.4 U.S.: 22% |
12%±6.5 U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 17.3%±6.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.6%±2.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
26.2%±3.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
19%±5.3 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Wareham and Wareham Center are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.6%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
23.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
27.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
20.7%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 10.1%±8.5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.4%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.6%±1.5 U.S.: 6.4% |
9.7%±5.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Weweantic and Wareham Center 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 23% below U.S. |
$96,207±$15kHighest 19% above U.S. |
$90,383±$11k 12% above U.S. |
$91,936±$8k 14% above U.S. |
| Brooklyn and Wareham Center are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $420,800±$42k 26% above U.S. |
$315,200±$28kLowest 5% below U.S. |
$424,500±$21k 28% above U.S. |
$425,700±$54kHighest 28% above U.S. |
| Wareham Center and Wareham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,125±$98Lowest 20% below U.S. |
$1,504±$180Highest 6% above U.S. |
$1,415±$537 about the U.S. average |
| Wareham and Wareham Center are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,764Lowest 21% above U.S. |
$4,538Highest 45% above U.S. |
$4,341 39% above U.S. |
$4,217 35% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
38.5%±19.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
51.4%±23.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
56.9%±27.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Wareham Center and Wareham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 0%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
2.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
6.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
5.1% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
81.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
83.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
72%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973 7 yrs older than U.S. |
1978Highest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1958 22 yrs older than U.S. |
1946Lowest 34 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 17% below U.S. |
27 min about the U.S. average |
28 min 4% above U.S. |
29 minHighest 11% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 3.6%±3.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
10.7%±5.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
12.4%±3.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
21.5%±13Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Wareham Center 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 149 in CT | #272 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | — | Brooklyn School District | Wareham | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Wareham Senior High | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 8.6 |
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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.