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Weweantic vs Sutton 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).
Sutton has the most people working from home (22.7%).
Wareham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.8%).

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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.

MeasureWeweanticSuttonWareham
People
Population
1,452Lowest
9,452
23,302Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+0.2%Lowest
MA: +7.4%
+4.4%
MA: +7.4%
+6.8%Highest
MA: +7.4%
Median age
44.4±13.9
11% above MA
44.3±2.5Lowest
11% 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%
19.6%±3.3Highest
MA: 19.4%
13.1%±2.4
MA: 19.4%
Age 65+
17.3%±6.9Lowest
MA: 17.9%
18.8%±3.2
MA: 17.9%
26.2%±3.9Highest
MA: 17.9%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
30.6%
MA: 47.3%
52.8%Highest
MA: 47.3%
27.1%Lowest
MA: 47.3%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
10.1%±8.5Highest
MA: 7.9%
3.9%±1.8Lowest
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
$147,125±$25kHighest
42% above MA
$90,383±$11k
13% below MA
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$420,800±$42kLowest
25% below MA
$523,100±$47kHighest
7% below MA
$424,500±$21k
24% below MA
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$1,190±$401Lowest
32% below MA
$1,504±$180Highest
15% below MA
Wareham and Sutton 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
$6,763Highest
13% above MA
$4,341
28% below MA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0%±100Lowest
MA: 51.8%
47.5%±24.4
MA: 51.8%
51.4%±23.3Highest
MA: 51.8%
Wareham and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
0%Lowest
MA: 10%
5.8%
MA: 10%
6.7%Highest
MA: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
88.7%
MA: 62.5%
89.7%Highest
MA: 62.5%
83.5%Lowest
MA: 62.5%
Typical home builtmedian year
1973
9 yrs newer than MA
1981Highest
17 yrs newer than MA
1958Lowest
6 yrs older than MA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
22 minLowest
24% below MA
30 minHighest
about the MA average
28 min
5% below MA
Work from home
3.6%±3.8Lowest
MA: 18.6%
22.7%±4.1Highest
MA: 18.6%
12.4%±3.6
MA: 18.6%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading — #105 of 282 in MA #272 of 282 in MA
School district — Sutton Wareham
High school in town — Sutton High School Wareham Senior High
Students per teacherat that high school —
12.6Highest
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.