The change from summer and second homes to year-round dwellings is evident even on exclusive Indian Neck, where very large estates are being converted. This has been balanced somewhat by conservation restrictions on significant acreage there. Wareham's central village appeals to those who like to walk to town hall, the schools, the post office and the library. One of the community's major employers, Tobey Hospital, is here, as are the British Landing condominiums, created out of the old car barn and electric plant of the Plymouth and Brockton Street Railway Co. in the 1970s. The town has rental apartment complexes built with federal funds.
Land is at an ever-increasing premium.
There are major changes underway on the well-known Cranberry Highway, once the major route to Cape Cod. Still, it's the variety of housing options that attracts home buyers. The diversity in housing stock is echoed in the makeup of the population. Some homes have been in families for generations, and we like to keep it that way. It's one of the last places in southeastern Massachusetts to find affordable housing.