What stands out worked out from the figures below

Weweantic has the shortest commute (22 min average).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Weweantic	Wareham Center
People
Population	1,452Lowest	3,635Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	+0.2%Lowest MA: +7.4%	+2.6%Highest MA: +7.4%
Median age	44.4±13.9Lowest 11% 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%	12%±6.5Highest MA: 19.4%
	Wareham Center and Weweantic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	17.3%±6.9Lowest 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%Highest MA: 47.3%	20.7%Lowest MA: 47.3%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	10.1%±8.5Highest MA: 7.9%	9.7%±5.7Lowest 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	$91,936±$8kHighest 12% below MA
	Wareham Center and Weweantic 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	$425,700±$54kHighest 24% below MA
	Wareham Center and Weweantic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	—	$1,415±$537 20% below MA
Property taxmedian, yearly	$3,764Lowest 37% below MA	$4,217Highest 30% below MA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	0%±100Lowest MA: 51.8%	56.9%±27.1Highest MA: 51.8%
	Wareham Center and Weweantic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	0%Lowest MA: 10%	5.1%Highest MA: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	88.7%Highest MA: 62.5%	72%Lowest MA: 62.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1973Highest 9 yrs newer than MA	1946Lowest 18 yrs older than MA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	22 minLowest 24% below MA	29 minHighest about the MA average
Work from home	3.6%±3.8Lowest MA: 18.6%	21.5%±13Highest MA: 18.6%
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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.