Compare towns
Weweantic vs Gardner 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).
Gardner has the most kids (18.3% under 18).
Wareham has the highest household income ($90k).
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 | Gardner | Wareham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,452Lowest |
21,148 |
23,302Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+5.2% MA: +7.4% |
+6.8%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.4±13.9 11% above MA |
43.7±2.3Lowest 9% above MA |
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% |
18.3%±2.3Highest MA: 19.4% |
13.1%±2.4 MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 17.3%±6.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
19.6%±2.2 MA: 17.9% |
26.2%±3.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.6%Highest MA: 47.3% |
23.8%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
27.1% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 10.1%±8.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.6%±1.3Lowest 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 |
$67,518±$8k 35% below MA |
$90,383±$11kHighest 13% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $420,800±$42k 25% below MA |
$301,600±$20kLowest 46% below MA |
$424,500±$21kHighest 24% below MA |
| Wareham and Weweantic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,109±$51Lowest 37% below MA |
$1,504±$180Highest 15% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,764Lowest 37% below MA |
$4,150 31% below MA |
$4,341Highest 28% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
49.7%±8.6 MA: 51.8% |
51.4%±23.3Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Wareham and Gardner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 0%Lowest MA: 10% |
13.7%Highest MA: 10% |
6.7% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
58.9%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
83.5% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Highest 9 yrs newer than MA |
1954Lowest 10 yrs older than MA |
1958 6 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 24% below MA |
31 minHighest 5% above MA |
28 min 5% below MA |
| Work from home | 3.6%±3.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
13.3%±3.6Highest MA: 18.6% |
12.4%±3.6 MA: 18.6% |
| Gardner 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 | — | #273 of 282 in MA | #272 of 282 in MA |
| School district | — | Gardner | Wareham |
| High school in town | — | Gardner High | Wareham Senior High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 13.5Highest |
8.6Lowest |
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| 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.