Compare towns
Weweantic vs Wareham vs Wareham Center vs Chester
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%).
Chester has the most kids (24.1% under 18).
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 | Wareham | Wareham Center | Chester |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,452 |
23,302Highest |
3,635 |
1,240Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.2% MA: +7.4% |
+6.8%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+2.6% MA: +7.4% |
-8.2%Lowest 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 |
45.9±3.7 15% 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%±2.4 MA: 19.4% |
12%±6.5 MA: 19.4% |
24.1%±8.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 17.3%±6.9 MA: 17.9% |
26.2%±3.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
19%±5.3 MA: 17.9% |
16.5%±1.9Lowest 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% |
27.3% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 10.1%±8.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
5.6%±1.5 MA: 7.9% |
9.7%±5.7 MA: 7.9% |
2.4%±1.2Lowest 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 |
$89,390±$6k 14% 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±$42k 25% below MA |
$424,500±$21k 24% below MA |
$425,700±$54kHighest 24% below MA |
$281,900±$14kLowest 50% 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±$537 20% below MA |
$1,104±$71Lowest 37% 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 |
$4,341 28% below MA |
$4,217 30% below MA |
$4,522Highest 25% 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% |
54.1%±22.6 MA: 51.8% |
| Wareham Center and Chester 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% |
1.8% MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
83.5% MA: 62.5% |
72%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
82.5% 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 |
1951 13 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 24% below MA |
28 min 5% below MA |
29 min about the MA average |
32 minHighest 9% above MA |
| Work from home | 3.6%±3.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
12.4%±3.6 MA: 18.6% |
21.5%±13Highest MA: 18.6% |
7%±2.7 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 | — | Gateway |
| High school in town | — | Wareham Senior High | — | None in town |
| 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.