Compare towns
Bourne vs Buzzards Bay vs Monument Beach
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bourne has the most expensive homes ($736k median).
Buzzards Bay has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.9%).
Monument Beach has the most kids (17.6% under 18).
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 | Buzzards Bay | Monument Beach |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,806Lowest |
2,909 |
3,277Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.6% MA: +7.4% |
+10.9%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-0.2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 61.2±3.5Highest 53% above MA |
54.4±5.9 36% above MA |
46.9±6.7Lowest 17% above MA |
| Bourne and Buzzards Bay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 6.1%±5.9Lowest MA: 19.4% |
6.7%±2.9 MA: 19.4% |
17.6%±7.4Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 38.6%±8.8Highest MA: 17.9% |
32.3%±5.2Lowest MA: 17.9% |
32.4%±3.6 MA: 17.9% |
| Bourne and Monument Beach 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% |
29.6%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
45.7% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±7Lowest MA: 7.9% |
8.9%±1.4Highest MA: 7.9% |
5.3%±5 MA: 7.9% |
| Buzzards Bay and Monument Beach are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $97,847±$32kHighest 6% below MA |
$94,388±$12k 9% below MA |
$77,167±$14kLowest 26% below MA |
| Bourne and Buzzards Bay 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 |
$454,500±$28kLowest 19% below MA |
$559,900±$66k about the MA average |
| Bourne and Monument Beach are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,484±$601Lowest 16% below MA |
$1,704±$162Highest 3% below MA |
| Monument Beach and Buzzards Bay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,835 36% below MA |
$3,405Lowest 43% below MA |
$4,440Highest 26% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.6%±20.7Lowest MA: 51.8% |
37.9%±20.3 MA: 51.8% |
100%±98.6Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Monument Beach and Buzzards Bay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.3%Highest MA: 10% |
7.3% MA: 10% |
6.2%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
75.7%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
76.4% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967 3 yrs newer than MA |
1956Lowest 8 yrs older than MA |
1982Highest 18 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 24% below MA |
32 minHighest 10% above MA |
27 min 8% below MA |
| Work from home | 19.3%±20.2Highest MA: 18.6% |
17.4%±6.3 MA: 18.6% |
5.4%±4Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Bourne and Buzzards Bay 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 | — | — |
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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.