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Weweantic vs Chesterfield vs Wales
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Weweantic has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.2%).
Chesterfield has the highest household income ($104k).
Wales has the most affordable homes ($296k median).
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 | Chesterfield | Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,452 |
1,055Lowest |
1,929Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.2%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-2.9%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
-0.3% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.4±13.9Highest 11% above MA |
44.3±7.6 11% above MA |
42.3±4.7Lowest 6% above MA |
| Weweantic and Chesterfield 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% |
19.1%±5.1 MA: 19.4% |
23.1%±5.2Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Wales and Chesterfield 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% |
24.3%±4.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
19.2%±2 MA: 17.9% |
| Chesterfield and Wales 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% |
34.3%Highest MA: 47.3% |
22.4%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 10.1%±8.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.7%±1.9Lowest MA: 7.9% |
3.3%±1.5 MA: 7.9% |
| Weweantic and Wales 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 |
$103,967±$11kHighest about the MA average |
$89,006±$6k 14% below MA |
| Chesterfield and Wales are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $420,800±$42kHighest 25% below MA |
$390,800±$48k 30% below MA |
$296,200±$26kLowest 47% below MA |
| Weweantic and Chesterfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,078±$409Lowest 39% below MA |
$1,104±$242Highest 37% below MA |
| Wales and Chesterfield 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 |
$5,969Highest about the MA average |
$4,534 24% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
10.3%±84.4 MA: 51.8% |
58%±20.8Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Wales and Chesterfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 0%Lowest MA: 10% |
6.4%Highest MA: 10% |
5.1% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.7%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
92.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
89.4% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Lowest 9 yrs newer than MA |
1976 12 yrs newer than MA |
1983Highest 19 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 24% below MA |
31 min 7% above MA |
35 minHighest 19% above MA |
| Work from home | 3.6%±3.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
13.4%±6.7 MA: 18.6% |
13.6%±5.7Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Wales and Chesterfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Chesterfield-Goshen | Wales |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.