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Windsor vs Wareham

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Windsor has the most people working from home (21.2%).
Wareham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.8%).

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.

MeasureWindsorWareham
People
Population
1,065Lowest
23,302Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-7.6%Lowest
MA: +7.4%
+6.8%Highest
MA: +7.4%
Median age
44.8±6.4Lowest
12% above MA
52.1±3.1Highest
30% above MA
Wareham and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
15.8%±5.1Highest
MA: 19.4%
13.1%±2.4Lowest
MA: 19.4%
Windsor and Wareham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
18.6%±4.9Lowest
MA: 17.9%
26.2%±3.9Highest
MA: 17.9%
Wareham and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
41.5%Highest
MA: 47.3%
27.1%Lowest
MA: 47.3%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.7%±1.7Lowest
MA: 7.9%
5.6%±1.5Highest
MA: 7.9%
Wareham and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$115,563±$10kHighest
11% above MA
$90,383±$11kLowest
13% below MA
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$389,700±$32kLowest
31% below MA
$424,500±$21kHighest
24% below MA
Wareham and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$1,504±$180
15% below MA
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,867Lowest
35% below MA
$4,341Highest
28% below MA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0%±100Lowest
MA: 51.8%
51.4%±23.3Highest
MA: 51.8%
Wareham and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
3.8%Lowest
MA: 10%
6.7%Highest
MA: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
96.2%Highest
MA: 62.5%
83.5%Lowest
MA: 62.5%
Typical home builtmedian year
1970Highest
6 yrs newer than MA
1958Lowest
6 yrs older than MA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
37 minHighest
27% above MA
28 minLowest
5% below MA
Work from home
21.2%±5.8Highest
MA: 18.6%
12.4%±3.6Lowest
MA: 18.6%
Windsor 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.