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Weweantic vs Harvard 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).
Harvard has the most people working from home (44.8%).
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.

MeasureWeweanticHarvardWareham
People
Population
1,452Lowest
6,927
23,302Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+0.2%Lowest
MA: +7.4%
+5.1%
MA: +7.4%
+6.8%Highest
MA: +7.4%
Median age
44.4±13.9
11% above MA
44.1±4.7Lowest
10% 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%
21.1%±4.5Highest
MA: 19.4%
13.1%±2.4
MA: 19.4%
Age 65+
17.3%±6.9
MA: 17.9%
16.3%±2.8Lowest
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%
MA: 47.3%
62%Highest
MA: 47.3%
27.1%Lowest
MA: 47.3%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
10.1%±8.5Highest
MA: 7.9%
3.8%±1.5Lowest
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
$213,996±$24kHighest
106% above MA
$90,383±$11k
13% below MA
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$420,800±$42kLowest
25% below MA
$833,600±$54kHighest
48% above MA
$424,500±$21k
24% below MA
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$1,321±$424Lowest
25% below MA
$1,504±$180Highest
15% below MA
Wareham and Harvard 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
$10,000+Highest
at least 67% above MA
$4,341
28% below MA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0%±100Lowest
MA: 51.8%
72.5%±51.5Highest
MA: 51.8%
51.4%±23.3
MA: 51.8%
Harvard 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%
4.5%
MA: 10%
6.7%Highest
MA: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
88.7%
MA: 62.5%
89.4%Highest
MA: 62.5%
83.5%Lowest
MA: 62.5%
Typical home builtmedian year
1973
9 yrs newer than MA
1975Highest
11 yrs newer than MA
1958Lowest
6 yrs older than MA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
22 minLowest
24% below MA
32 minHighest
9% above MA
28 min
5% below MA
Work from home
3.6%±3.8Lowest
MA: 18.6%
44.8%±6.1Highest
MA: 18.6%
12.4%±3.6
MA: 18.6%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading — #12 of 282 in MA #272 of 282 in MA
School district — Harvard Wareham
High school in town — The Bromfield High School Wareham Senior High
Students per teacherat that high school —
11.0Highest
8.6Lowest
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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.