Wareham, MA: Local News, Events & Neighbors

Wareham ( WAIR-ham) is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2020 census, the town had a population of 23,303. Wareham is in the southern outskirts of Greater Boston, and is a part of the South Coast region of Massachusetts which encompasses the cities and towns that surround Buzzards and Mount Hope bays.

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How Wareham ranks

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#37Lowest property tax in MA #63Most new homes in MA #66Most affordable in MA All MA rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code02571

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Living in Wareham

Housing in Wareham

$487K▲ 3.1% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Wareham home is worth about $487,000, up 3.1% in a year, 26% below the Massachusetts typical home.

A seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market20

Sale-to-list99.1%

Sold in May25

Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →

Safety in Wareham

C⁺

Safety Grade C+

Wareham reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 62% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000

Wareham 3.5

Massachusetts 3

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Wareham 14.1

Massachusetts 10.4

U.S. 15.5

FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to policeCrime & safety →

Health in Wareham

B

Health Grade B

Healthier than 57% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.

Compared with Massachusetts

1better than MA·10worse

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 21 are too close to call.

Conditions 8▼ 4 close Habits 1▼ 3 close Care 1▲ 6 close Mind 1▼ 4 close Everyday needs all close

BetterToo close to callWorse

What stands out

72.5%More adults screened for colon cancerMA 68.4% · better 8.2%More adults with COPDMA 5.9% · worse

Care nearby

Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital PlymouthPlymouth · 13.1 mi · ER

Community Health Center of Cape Cod - BourneBuzzards Bay · 6.7 mi · sliding-scale fees

Primary careNo shortage

DentalNo shortage

Mental healthNo shortage

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · ZIP codes 02571, 02576, 02538 · CMS · HRSAHealth in Wareham →

Schools in Wareham

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School Grade C-

The public schools Wareham’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 83% of Massachusetts’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

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DistrictWarehamSchools5

Wareham Elementary School C-Elementary · Grades PK–4 · 912 students Wareham Middle C-Middle · Grades 5–7 · 432 students Wareham Senior High CHigh · Grades 8–12 · 533 students Wareham Cooperative Alternative School D-High · Grades 9–12 · 39 students Christopher Donovan Day School- IncHigh · Grades 7 · 1 students

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within MA. Ratings are from neighbors.