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Weweantic vs Devens 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).
Devens has the most people working from home (28.5%).
Wareham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.8%).

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.

MeasureWeweanticDevensWareham
People
Population
1,452Lowest
1,723
23,302Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+0.2%
MA: +7.4%
-7.8%Lowest
MA: +7.4%
+6.8%Highest
MA: +7.4%
Median age
44.4±13.9Lowest
11% above MA
48.6±4.3
22% above MA
52.1±3.1Highest
30% above MA
Wareham and Devens are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
11.2%±7.9
MA: 19.4%
5.5%±3.9Lowest
MA: 19.4%
13.1%±2.4Highest
MA: 19.4%
Wareham and Weweantic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
17.3%±6.9
MA: 17.9%
14%±5Lowest
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%Highest
MA: 47.3%
21.9%Lowest
MA: 47.3%
27.1%
MA: 47.3%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
10.1%±8.5Highest
MA: 7.9%
5.2%±4.2Lowest
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
$189,250±$63kHighest
82% above MA
$90,383±$11k
13% below MA
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$420,800±$42kLowest
25% below MA
$556,800±$96kHighest
about the MA average
$424,500±$21k
24% below MA
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$1,500±$539Lowest
15% below MA
$1,504±$180Highest
15% below MA
Wareham and Devens 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
$5,556Highest
7% below MA
$4,341
28% below MA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0%±100Lowest
MA: 51.8%
85.4%±64.7Highest
MA: 51.8%
51.4%±23.3
MA: 51.8%
Devens and Wareham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
0%Lowest
MA: 10%
25.3%Highest
MA: 10%
6.7%
MA: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
88.7%Highest
MA: 62.5%
79.3%Lowest
MA: 62.5%
83.5%
MA: 62.5%
Typical home builtmedian year
1973Highest
9 yrs newer than MA
1950Lowest
14 yrs older than MA
1958
6 yrs older than MA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
22 minLowest
24% below MA
28 minHighest
4% below MA
28 min
5% below MA
Work from home
3.6%±3.8Lowest
MA: 18.6%
28.5%±11.5Highest
MA: 18.6%
12.4%±3.6
MA: 18.6%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading — — #272 of 282 in MA
School district — — Wareham
High school in town — — Wareham Senior High
Students per teacherat that high school — —
8.6
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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.