Compare towns
Bourne vs Millis 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 oldest population (median age 61.2).
Millis has the highest household income ($156k).
Monument Beach has the most affordable homes ($560k 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 | Millis | Monument Beach |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,806Lowest |
8,888Highest |
3,277 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.6% MA: +7.4% |
+7.2%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-0.2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 61.2±3.5Highest 53% above MA |
46.4±3Lowest 16% above MA |
46.9±6.7 17% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 6.1%±5.9Lowest MA: 19.4% |
18.4%±2.8Highest MA: 19.4% |
17.6%±7.4 MA: 19.4% |
| Millis and Monument Beach 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% |
23.5%±3.9Lowest 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% |
54.5% MA: 47.3% |
45.7%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±7Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.9%±1.6 MA: 7.9% |
5.3%±5Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Monument Beach and Millis 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 |
$155,996±$9kHighest 50% above MA |
$77,167±$14kLowest 26% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $735,500±$156kHighest 31% above MA |
$603,500±$31k 7% above MA |
$559,900±$66kLowest about the MA average |
| Bourne and Millis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,696±$279Lowest 4% below MA |
$1,704±$162Highest 3% below MA |
| Monument Beach and Millis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,835Lowest 36% below MA |
$9,344Highest 56% above MA |
$4,440 26% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.6%±20.7Lowest MA: 51.8% |
56.5%±16.6 MA: 51.8% |
100%±98.6Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Monument Beach and Millis 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% |
4.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
6.2% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.2% MA: 62.5% |
83.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
76.4%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967Lowest 3 yrs newer than MA |
1974 10 yrs newer than MA |
1982Highest 18 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 24% below MA |
31 minHighest 5% above MA |
27 min 8% below MA |
| Work from home | 19.3%±20.2Highest MA: 18.6% |
17.5%±4.2 MA: 18.6% |
5.4%±4Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Bourne and Millis 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 | #63 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | — | Millis | — |
| High school in town | — | Millis High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.7 |
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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.