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Wenham

North Shore · pop. 4,985

Wenham is one of the wealthiest small towns in Massachusetts with Gordon College, a shared school district with Hamilton, and a self-contained calm that money tends to buy.

Family SuburbHistoric Village
Livability Index
53
/ 100
Ranks #142 of 194 MA towns

The numbers

Median home
$1.03M
5.3× household income
Household income
$195k
ACS median
Commute to Boston
41 min
peak driving
Population
4,985
5-yr trend 65/100

How Wenham scores

Schools
90
Safety
94
Walkability
20
Transit
22
Biking
20
Dining
32
Nightlife
12
Arts & Culture
28
Green Space
50
Diversity
15
Climate
65

Who lives in Wenham

U.S. Census ACS 2018–2022 estimates. Rounded.

Median age
25.3
Foreign-born
3.9%
Bachelor's or higher
71.3%
Population
4,933
White89.5%
Hispanic / Latino3.8%
Asian2.5%
Black2.1%
Other / multi2.1%

Schools in Wenham

Hamilton-Wenham School District. Massachusetts DESE FY2024 (FY2025 graduation rates).

Overall vs MA
Top 25% in MA
86/100
ELA · 3-8
p84
60.8%
Math · 3-8
p65
56.2%
ELA · 10
p95
86.8%
Math · 10
p88
76.4%
Grad rate
100%
Top 10% in MA
Spend / pupil
$24.5k
Top 25% in MA
Teachers / 100
8.9
Above average
Enrollment
1,665

Source: Massachusetts DESE Education-to-Career Research and Data Hub. Percentile ranks against 194 MA towns in our index.

The honest read

Best for
High-income families who want elite schools, maximum safety, and a quiet North Shore address.
The tradeoff
Almost no services within town and it is among the least diverse communities in the state.

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