Compare towns
Weweantic vs Reading vs Wareham 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).
Reading has the most expensive homes ($809k median).
Wareham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.8%).
Wareham Center has the most renters (28% rent).
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 | Reading | Wareham | Wareham Center |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,452Lowest |
25,612Highest |
23,302 |
3,635 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+3.1% MA: +7.4% |
+6.8%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+2.6% 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 |
50.7±6.9 27% above MA |
| 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 MA: 19.4% |
22.8%±2.2Highest MA: 19.4% |
13.1%±2.4 MA: 19.4% |
12%±6.5 MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 17.3%±6.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
20.7%±2.3 MA: 17.9% |
26.2%±3.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
19%±5.3 MA: 17.9% |
| Wareham and Reading 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% |
66.3%Highest MA: 47.3% |
27.1% MA: 47.3% |
20.7%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 10.1%±8.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.9%±0.7Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.6%±1.5 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 |
$165,912±$13kHighest 60% above MA |
$90,383±$11k 13% below MA |
$91,936±$8k 12% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $420,800±$42kLowest 25% below MA |
$809,000±$22kHighest 44% above MA |
$424,500±$21k 24% below MA |
$425,700±$54k 24% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,991±$273Highest 13% above MA |
$1,504±$180 15% below MA |
$1,415±$537Lowest 20% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,764Lowest 37% below MA |
$9,320Highest 56% above MA |
$4,341 28% below MA |
$4,217 30% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
27.8%±9.1 MA: 51.8% |
51.4%±23.3 MA: 51.8% |
56.9%±27.1Highest MA: 51.8% |
| 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 MA: 10% |
3.2% MA: 10% |
6.7%Highest MA: 10% |
5.1% MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
82.4% MA: 62.5% |
83.5% MA: 62.5% |
72%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Highest 9 yrs newer than MA |
1960 4 yrs older than MA |
1958 6 yrs older than MA |
1946Lowest 18 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 24% below MA |
31 minHighest 6% above MA |
28 min 5% below MA |
29 min about the MA average |
| Work from home | 3.6%±3.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
30.2%±4.1Highest MA: 18.6% |
12.4%±3.6 MA: 18.6% |
21.5%±13 MA: 18.6% |
| Reading and Wareham Center 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 | — | #50 of 282 in MA | #272 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | — | Reading | Wareham | — |
| High school in town | — | Reading Memorial High | Wareham Senior High | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.1Highest |
8.6Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.