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Wrentham vs Weweantic
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Wrentham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+11.2%).
Weweantic has the most affordable homes ($421k median).
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 | Wrentham | Weweantic |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 12,297Highest |
1,452Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.2%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+0.2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46.8±3.2Highest 17% above MA |
44.4±13.9Lowest 11% above MA |
| Wrentham and Weweantic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 19.8%±2.4Highest MA: 19.4% |
11.2%±7.9Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Wrentham and Weweantic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 21.7%±2.5Highest MA: 17.9% |
17.3%±6.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Wrentham and Weweantic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 55.1%Highest MA: 47.3% |
30.6%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±1.4Lowest MA: 7.9% |
10.1%±8.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Weweantic and Wrentham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $151,676±$17kHighest 46% above MA |
$62,481±$39kLowest 40% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $654,900±$26kHighest 17% above MA |
$420,800±$42kLowest 25% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,184±$628 33% below MA |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,373Highest 23% above MA |
$3,764Lowest 37% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.6%±15.4Highest MA: 51.8% |
0%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Wrentham and Weweantic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 6.9%Highest MA: 10% |
0%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
88.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 20 yrs newer than MA |
1973Lowest 9 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 11% above MA |
22 minLowest 24% below MA |
| Work from home | 21.9%±4Highest MA: 18.6% |
3.6%±3.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #49 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | King Philip · Wrentham | — |
| High school in town | King Philip Regional High | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.5 |
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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.