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Weweantic vs Webster 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 most homeowners (88.7%).
Webster has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.9%).
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.

MeasureWeweanticWebsterWareham Center
People
Population
1,452Lowest
12,228Highest
3,635
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+0.2%Lowest
MA: +7.4%
+6.9%Highest
MA: +7.4%
+2.6%
MA: +7.4%
Median age
44.4±13.9
11% above MA
37.2±2.1Lowest
7% below 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%
21.8%±3.6Highest
MA: 19.4%
12%±6.5
MA: 19.4%
Webster and Wareham Center are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
17.3%±6.9
MA: 17.9%
15.7%±2.5Lowest
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%
18.8%Lowest
MA: 47.3%
20.7%
MA: 47.3%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
10.1%±8.5Highest
MA: 7.9%
6%±1.8Lowest
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
$63,837±$8k
39% below MA
$91,936±$8kHighest
12% below MA
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$420,800±$42k
25% below MA
$333,100±$14kLowest
41% 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 —
$1,198±$85Lowest
32% below MA
$1,415±$537Highest
20% below MA
Wareham Center and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,764
37% below MA
$3,234Lowest
46% below MA
$4,217Highest
30% below MA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0%±100Lowest
MA: 51.8%
46.1%±7.4
MA: 51.8%
56.9%±27.1Highest
MA: 51.8%
Wareham Center and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
0%Lowest
MA: 10%
16%Highest
MA: 10%
5.1%
MA: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
88.7%Highest
MA: 62.5%
45.5%Lowest
MA: 62.5%
72%
MA: 62.5%
Typical home builtmedian year
1973Highest
9 yrs newer than MA
1954
10 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%
7.1%±2.9
MA: 18.6%
21.5%±13Highest
MA: 18.6%
Wareham Center and Webster 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 — #271 of 282 in MA —
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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.