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Bourne vs Bourne vs Windsor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bourne has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.6%).
Bourne has the most renters (24.2% rent).
Windsor has the most affordable homes ($390k median).
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 | Bourne | Bourne | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,806 |
20,323Highest |
1,065Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+3.5% MA: +7.4% |
-7.6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 61.2±3.5Highest 53% above MA |
52±1.8 30% above MA |
44.8±6.4Lowest 12% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 6.1%±5.9Lowest MA: 19.4% |
14.7%±2.3 MA: 19.4% |
15.8%±5.1Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Windsor and Bourne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 38.6%±8.8Highest MA: 17.9% |
29.8%±3.1 MA: 17.9% |
18.6%±4.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Bourne and Bourne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 58.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
46% MA: 47.3% |
41.5%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±7 MA: 7.9% |
6.6%±1.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.7%±1.7Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Bourne and Bourne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $97,847±$32k 6% below MA |
$91,058±$7kLowest 12% below MA |
$115,563±$10kHighest 11% above MA |
| Windsor and Bourne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $735,500±$156kHighest 31% above MA |
$575,600±$28k about the MA average |
$389,700±$32kLowest 31% below MA |
| Bourne and Bourne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,379±$300 22% below MA |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,835Lowest 36% below MA |
$4,485Highest 25% below MA |
$3,867 35% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.6%±20.7 MA: 51.8% |
62.8%±5.5Highest MA: 51.8% |
0%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Below poverty line | 12.3%Highest MA: 10% |
6.2% MA: 10% |
3.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.2% MA: 62.5% |
75.8%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
96.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967Lowest 3 yrs newer than MA |
1975Highest 11 yrs newer than MA |
1970 6 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 24% below MA |
26 min 11% below MA |
37 minHighest 27% above MA |
| Work from home | 19.3%±20.2 MA: 18.6% |
14.9%±3.1Lowest MA: 18.6% |
21.2%±5.8Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Windsor and Bourne 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 | #206 of 282 in MA | #206 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | — | Bourne · Upper Cape Cod Regional Vocational Technical | — |
| High school in town | — | Upper Cape Cod Vocational Technical | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.8 |
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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.