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Weweantic vs Killingly vs Wareham Center vs Wareham

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Weweantic has the shortest commute (22 min average).
Killingly has the most kids (19.8% under 18).
Wareham Center has the most people working from home (21.5%).
Wareham has the oldest population (median age 52.1).

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MeasureWeweanticKillinglyWareham CenterWareham
People
Population
1,452Lowest
17,867
3,635
23,302Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+0.2%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
—
+2.6%
U.S.: +7.4%
+6.8%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
44.4±13.9
14% above U.S.
39.5±3Lowest
about the U.S. average
50.7±6.9
30% above U.S.
52.1±3.1Highest
34% above U.S.
Wareham and Wareham Center are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
11.2%±7.9Lowest
U.S.: 22%
19.8%±2.3Highest
U.S.: 22%
12%±6.5
U.S.: 22%
13.1%±2.4
U.S.: 22%
Age 65+
17.3%±6.9Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
19.7%±2.4
U.S.: 17.2%
19%±5.3
U.S.: 17.2%
26.2%±3.9Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
30.6%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
22.9%
U.S.: 35.7%
20.7%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
27.1%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
10.1%±8.5Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.4%±1.9Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
9.7%±5.7
U.S.: 6.4%
5.6%±1.5
U.S.: 6.4%
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
23% below U.S.
$84,350±$8k
4% above U.S.
$91,936±$8kHighest
14% above U.S.
$90,383±$11k
12% above U.S.
Wareham Center and Wareham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$420,800±$42k
26% above U.S.
$288,600±$15kLowest
13% below U.S.
$425,700±$54kHighest
28% above U.S.
$424,500±$21k
28% above U.S.
Wareham Center and Wareham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$1,044±$141Lowest
26% below U.S.
$1,415±$537
about the U.S. average
$1,504±$180Highest
6% above U.S.
Wareham and Wareham Center are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,764Lowest
21% above U.S.
$3,922
26% above U.S.
$4,217
35% above U.S.
$4,341Highest
39% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0%±100Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
42.8%±10.9
U.S.: 51.1%
56.9%±27.1Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
51.4%±23.3
U.S.: 51.1%
Wareham Center and Wareham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
0%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
11.4%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
5.1%
U.S.: 12.5%
6.7%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
88.7%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
71.6%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
72%
U.S.: 65.2%
83.5%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1973Highest
7 yrs older than U.S.
1968
12 yrs older than U.S.
1946Lowest
34 yrs older than U.S.
1958
22 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
22 minLowest
17% below U.S.
28 min
6% above U.S.
29 minHighest
11% above U.S.
28 min
4% above U.S.
Work from home
3.6%±3.8Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
11.1%±2.3
U.S.: 15.1%
21.5%±13Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
12.4%±3.6
U.S.: 15.1%
Wareham Center 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 — #136 of 149 in CT — #272 of 282 in MA
School district — Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS — Wareham
High school in town — Killingly High School — Wareham Senior High
Students per teacherat that high school —
11.1Highest
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8.6Lowest
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U.S. 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.