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Bourne vs Nahant vs Wareham vs Truro
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 shortest commute (22 min average).
Nahant has the most renters (21.1% rent).
Wareham has the most affordable homes ($425k median).
Truro has grown the fastest since 2010 (+22.5%).
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 | Nahant | Wareham | Truro |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,806 |
3,325 |
23,302Highest |
1,708Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.6% MA: +7.4% |
-2.2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+6.8% MA: +7.4% |
+22.5%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 61.2±3.5 53% above MA |
60.7±2.9 52% above MA |
52.1±3.1Lowest 30% above MA |
64.1±5.8Highest 60% above MA |
| Truro and Bourne 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% |
11%±3.1 MA: 19.4% |
13.1%±2.4Highest MA: 19.4% |
10.5%±2.8 MA: 19.4% |
| Wareham and Nahant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 38.6%±8.8 MA: 17.9% |
36.2%±6.2 MA: 17.9% |
26.2%±3.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
45.6%±10.1Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Truro 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% MA: 47.3% |
61.6%Highest MA: 47.3% |
27.1%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
57.9% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±7 MA: 7.9% |
3.7%±1.8Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.6%±1.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.3%±5.6 MA: 7.9% |
| Wareham 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 |
$112,762±$6k 8% above MA |
$90,383±$11kLowest 13% below MA |
$118,984±$72kHighest 14% above MA |
| Truro and Nahant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $735,500±$156k 31% above MA |
$748,800±$99k 33% above MA |
$424,500±$21kLowest 24% below MA |
$888,200±$117kHighest 58% above MA |
| Truro and Nahant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,777±$334Highest about the MA average |
$1,504±$180Lowest 15% below MA |
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| Nahant and Wareham 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 |
$6,615Highest 10% above MA |
$4,341 28% below MA |
$3,997 33% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.6%±20.7Lowest MA: 51.8% |
53.5%±17.4 MA: 51.8% |
51.4%±23.3 MA: 51.8% |
100%±100Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Truro and Nahant 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% |
8.9% MA: 10% |
6.7% MA: 10% |
4.4%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.2% MA: 62.5% |
78.9%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
83.5% MA: 62.5% |
84.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967 3 yrs newer than MA |
1938Lowest 26 yrs older than MA |
1958 6 yrs older than MA |
1980Highest 16 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 24% below MA |
32 minHighest 10% above MA |
28 min 5% below MA |
30 min about the MA average |
| Work from home | 19.3%±20.2 MA: 18.6% |
18.7%±5.7 MA: 18.6% |
12.4%±3.6Lowest MA: 18.6% |
35.2%±22.9Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Truro 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 | #129 of 282 in MA | #272 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | — | Nahant | Wareham | Truro |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Wareham Senior High | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 8.6 |
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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.