Compare towns
Ashburnham vs Bourne vs Groveland
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ashburnham has the most affordable homes ($391k median).
Bourne has the oldest population (median age 52).
Groveland has the most people working from home (22.1%).
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 | Ashburnham | Bourne | Groveland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,415Lowest |
20,323Highest |
6,777 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.8% MA: +7.4% |
+3.5%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+4.5%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 40.7±6.3Lowest about the MA average |
52±1.8Highest 30% above MA |
42.2±1.8 6% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 22.6%±6Highest MA: 19.4% |
14.7%±2.3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
21.3%±5.4 MA: 19.4% |
| Ashburnham and Groveland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.1%±4.5Lowest MA: 17.9% |
29.8%±3.1Highest MA: 17.9% |
21.5%±3.9 MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
46%Highest MA: 47.3% |
45.6% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±2.2 MA: 7.9% |
6.6%±1.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.4%±1.7Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Bourne and Ashburnham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $118,809±$11k 14% above MA |
$91,058±$7kLowest 12% below MA |
$141,487±$12kHighest 36% above MA |
| Groveland and Ashburnham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $390,700±$34kLowest 30% below MA |
$575,600±$28k about the MA average |
$610,900±$36kHighest 9% above MA |
| Groveland and Bourne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,807±$1k about the MA average |
$1,379±$300Lowest 22% below MA |
$1,825±$1kHighest 4% above MA |
| Groveland and Ashburnham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,046 about the MA average |
$4,485Lowest 25% below MA |
$6,593Highest 10% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 100%±100Highest MA: 51.8% |
62.8%±5.5 MA: 51.8% |
49.2%±38.2Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Ashburnham and Bourne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.8%Highest MA: 10% |
6.2% MA: 10% |
3.2%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96%Highest MA: 62.5% |
75.8%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
90.3% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981 17 yrs newer than MA |
1975Lowest 11 yrs newer than MA |
1983Highest 19 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 10% above MA |
26 minLowest 11% below MA |
33 minHighest 14% above MA |
| Work from home | 16%±7.7 MA: 18.6% |
14.9%±3.1Lowest MA: 18.6% |
22.1%±6.9Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Groveland and Ashburnham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #178 of 282 in MA | #206 of 282 in MA | #187 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Ashburnham-Westminster | Bourne · Upper Cape Cod Regional Vocational Technical | Pentucket |
| High school in town | None in town | Upper Cape Cod Vocational Technical | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.8 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.