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Weweantic vs Windsor Locks vs Wareham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Weweantic has the most homeowners (88.7%).
Windsor Locks has the most people working from home (17.7%).
Wareham has the oldest population (median age 52.1).
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 | Windsor Locks | Wareham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,452Lowest |
12,579 |
23,302Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | +6.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.4±13.9 14% above U.S. |
41.4±2.6Lowest 6% above U.S. |
52.1±3.1Highest 34% above U.S. |
| 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 U.S.: 22% |
18.6%±3.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
13.1%±2.4 U.S.: 22% |
| Windsor Locks and Wareham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.3%±6.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.2%±2.7 U.S.: 17.2% |
26.2%±3.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.6%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
28.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
27.1%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 10.1%±8.5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.9%±1.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.6%±1.5Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Weweantic and Windsor Locks 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 23% below U.S. |
$81,205±$13k about the U.S. average |
$90,383±$11kHighest 12% above U.S. |
| Wareham and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $420,800±$42k 26% above U.S. |
$258,800±$14kLowest 22% below U.S. |
$424,500±$21kHighest 28% above U.S. |
| Wareham and Weweantic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,394±$187Lowest about the U.S. average |
$1,504±$180Highest 6% above U.S. |
| Wareham and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,764 21% above U.S. |
$3,688Lowest 18% above U.S. |
$4,341Highest 39% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
58.2%±16.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
51.4%±23.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Windsor Locks and Wareham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 0%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
10.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
77.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
83.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Highest 7 yrs older than U.S. |
1961 19 yrs older than U.S. |
1958Lowest 22 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 17% below U.S. |
22 minLowest 17% below U.S. |
28 minHighest 4% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 3.6%±3.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
17.7%±3.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.4%±3.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Windsor Locks 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 | — | #109 of 149 in CT | #272 of 282 in MA |
| School district | — | Windsor Locks School District | Wareham |
| High school in town | — | Windsor Locks High School | Wareham Senior High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.9Highest |
8.6Lowest |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.