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Weweantic vs Oxford vs Wareham Center

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).
Oxford has the most kids (21.3% under 18).
Wareham Center has the most people working from home (21.5%).

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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.

MeasureWeweanticOxfordWareham Center
People
Population
1,452Lowest
12,991Highest
3,635
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+0.2%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
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+2.6%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
44.4±13.9Lowest
14% above U.S.
45.2±5.7
16% above U.S.
50.7±6.9Highest
30% above U.S.
Wareham Center and Oxford 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%
21.3%±4.7Highest
U.S.: 22%
12%±6.5
U.S.: 22%
Oxford and Wareham Center are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
17.3%±6.9Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
22.9%±3.2Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
19%±5.3
U.S.: 17.2%
Oxford and Wareham Center are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
30.6%
U.S.: 35.7%
46.3%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
20.7%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
10.1%±8.5Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
3.6%±1.4Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
9.7%±5.7
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.
$128,953±$23kHighest
60% above U.S.
$91,936±$8k
14% above U.S.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$420,800±$42kLowest
26% above U.S.
$472,400±$20kHighest
42% above U.S.
$425,700±$54k
28% above U.S.
Oxford and Wareham Center are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$1,415±$87
about the U.S. average
$1,415±$537
about the U.S. average
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,764Lowest
21% above U.S.
$6,442Highest
107% above U.S.
$4,217
35% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0%±100Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
23.3%±15.8
U.S.: 51.1%
56.9%±27.1Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Wareham Center and Oxford 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%
4%
U.S.: 12.5%
5.1%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
88.7%
U.S.: 65.2%
90.4%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
72%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1973
7 yrs older than U.S.
1986Highest
6 yrs newer than U.S.
1946Lowest
34 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
22 minLowest
17% below U.S.
30 minHighest
14% above U.S.
29 min
11% above U.S.
Work from home
3.6%±3.8Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
14.4%±3.7
U.S.: 15.1%
21.5%±13Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Wareham Center and Oxford 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 — #78 of 149 in CT —
School district — Oxford School District —
High school in town — Oxford High School —
Students per teacherat that high school —
10.1
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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.