Compare towns
Weweantic vs Everett vs Wareham Center
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).
Everett has grown the fastest since 2010 (+17.8%).
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 | Everett | Wareham Center |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,452Lowest |
50,045Highest |
3,635 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+17.8%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+2.6% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.4±13.9 11% above MA |
35.2±1.5Lowest 12% below MA |
50.7±6.9Highest 27% above MA |
| Wareham Center 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% |
21.8%±2.1Highest MA: 19.4% |
12%±6.5 MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 17.3%±6.9 MA: 17.9% |
11.3%±1.1Lowest MA: 17.9% |
19%±5.3Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Wareham Center 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% |
24.9% MA: 47.3% |
20.7%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 10.1%±8.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
6.3%±0.9Lowest MA: 7.9% |
9.7%±5.7 MA: 7.9% |
| 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 40% below MA |
$85,218±$7k 18% below MA |
$91,936±$8kHighest 12% below MA |
| Wareham Center and Everett 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 |
$610,000±$23kHighest 9% above MA |
$425,700±$54k 24% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $2,076±$69Highest 18% above MA |
$1,415±$537Lowest 20% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,764Lowest 37% below MA |
$4,880Highest 19% below MA |
$4,217 30% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
56.4%±5.8 MA: 51.8% |
56.9%±27.1Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Wareham Center and Everett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 0%Lowest MA: 10% |
14.7%Highest MA: 10% |
5.1% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
37.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
72% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Highest 9 yrs newer than MA |
1938Lowest 26 yrs older than MA |
1946 18 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 24% below MA |
35 minHighest 20% above MA |
29 min about the MA average |
| Work from home | 3.6%±3.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
10.5%±2 MA: 18.6% |
21.5%±13Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Wareham Center and Everett 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 | — | #264 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | — | Everett | — |
| High school in town | — | Everett High | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.1 |
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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.