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Weweantic 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).
Wareham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.8%).
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.

MeasureWeweanticWarehamWareham Center
People
Population
1,452Lowest
23,302Highest
3,635
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+0.2%Lowest
MA: +7.4%
+6.8%Highest
MA: +7.4%
+2.6%
MA: +7.4%
Median age
44.4±13.9Lowest
11% 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%
13.1%±2.4Highest
MA: 19.4%
12%±6.5
MA: 19.4%
Wareham 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
MA: 17.9%
26.2%±3.9Highest
MA: 17.9%
19%±5.3
MA: 17.9%
Wareham 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%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%
5.6%±1.5Lowest
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
$90,383±$11k
13% below MA
$91,936±$8kHighest
12% below MA
Wareham Center and Wareham 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
$424,500±$21k
24% below MA
$425,700±$54kHighest
24% below MA
Wareham Center and Wareham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$1,504±$180Highest
15% below MA
$1,415±$537Lowest
20% below MA
Wareham 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
$4,341Highest
28% below MA
$4,217
30% below MA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0%±100Lowest
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%
6.7%Highest
MA: 10%
5.1%
MA: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
88.7%Highest
MA: 62.5%
83.5%
MA: 62.5%
72%Lowest
MA: 62.5%
Typical home builtmedian year
1973Highest
9 yrs newer 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
28 min
5% below MA
29 minHighest
about the MA average
Work from home
3.6%±3.8Lowest
MA: 18.6%
12.4%±3.6
MA: 18.6%
21.5%±13Highest
MA: 18.6%
Wareham Center and Wareham 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 — #272 of 282 in MA —
School district — Wareham —
High school in town — Wareham Senior High —
Students per teacherat that high school —
8.6
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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.