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West Wareham is a small town of 2,257 people in Plymouth County, Massachusetts. It's about 23 miles from Barnstable Town, MA and 34 miles from Providence, RI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 36 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $231k and rent runs about $2k a month.
2,257people
$231kTypical home
$1,747/moRent
82° / 39°Summer / winter
36"Snow
229Sunny days
129Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,257
- Part of a metro area
- About 605 people per sq mi
- 34 mi to Providence, RI
- 23 mi to Barnstable Town, MA
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $231k (≈$1,455/mo)
- Median rent $1,747/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 229 sunny days a year (69 totally clear)
- 136 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 129 days a year with rain or snow
- 36" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (284 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (766 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 58
- 36% of households have kids
- 32% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to EWB airport
- 35 mi to PVD (major hub)
- 34 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 44% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 72 ft
- 4 mi to the ocean
- 120 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 35 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 70 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 847 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 57 bars within 25 mi
- 395 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 57 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 9% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Plymouth County: D+9 in 2024
- Massachusetts: D+25 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.