Compare towns
Weweantic vs Mendon 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).
Mendon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.7%).
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 | Mendon | Wareham Center |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,452Lowest |
6,325Highest |
3,635 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+6.7%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+2.6% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.4±13.9 11% above MA |
44.1±4.4Lowest 10% above 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% |
22.8%±6.2Highest MA: 19.4% |
12%±6.5 MA: 19.4% |
| Mendon and Wareham Center 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% |
14.7%±3.4Lowest 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% MA: 47.3% |
46.9%Highest MA: 47.3% |
20.7%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 10.1%±8.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
6.8%±2.5Lowest 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 |
$132,256±$33kHighest 27% above MA |
$91,936±$8k 12% below MA |
| Mendon and Wareham Center 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 |
$616,000±$37kHighest 10% above MA |
$425,700±$54k 24% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,840±$196Highest 4% above MA |
$1,415±$537Lowest 20% below MA |
| Mendon 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 37% below MA |
$7,213Highest 20% above MA |
$4,217 30% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
78.7%±26Highest MA: 51.8% |
56.9%±27.1 MA: 51.8% |
| Mendon and Wareham Center are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 0%Lowest MA: 10% |
7.1%Highest MA: 10% |
5.1% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
86.9% MA: 62.5% |
72%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973 9 yrs newer than MA |
1985Highest 21 yrs newer than MA |
1946Lowest 18 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 24% below MA |
30 minHighest 4% above MA |
29 min about the MA average |
| Work from home | 3.6%±3.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
15.1%±5.7 MA: 18.6% |
21.5%±13Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Wareham Center and Mendon 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 | — | #210 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | — | Mendon-Upton | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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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.