Compare towns
Bourne vs Upton 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).
Upton has the highest household income ($156k).
Monument Beach has the most renters (23.6% rent).
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 | Upton | Monument Beach |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,806Lowest |
8,189Highest |
3,277 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.6% MA: +7.4% |
+6.1%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-0.2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 61.2±3.5Highest 53% above MA |
46.4±4.8Lowest 16% above MA |
46.9±6.7 17% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 6.1%±5.9Lowest MA: 19.4% |
23.2%±4.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
17.6%±7.4 MA: 19.4% |
| Upton 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% |
20.7%±4.9Lowest 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% |
53.5% MA: 47.3% |
45.7%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±7 MA: 7.9% |
2.4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.3%±5Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Monument Beach 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 |
$155,508±$33kHighest 50% above MA |
$77,167±$14kLowest 26% below MA |
| Upton 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 |
$576,700±$41k about the MA average |
$559,900±$66kLowest about the MA average |
| Bourne and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $948±$599Lowest 46% below MA |
$1,704±$162Highest 3% below MA |
| Monument Beach and Upton 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 |
$8,376Highest 40% above MA |
$4,440 26% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.6%±20.7Lowest MA: 51.8% |
52.8%±31 MA: 51.8% |
100%±98.6Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Monument Beach and Upton 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% |
3.2%Lowest MA: 10% |
6.2% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.2% MA: 62.5% |
86.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
76.4%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967Lowest 3 yrs newer than MA |
1981 17 yrs newer than MA |
1982Highest 18 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 24% below MA |
35 minHighest 22% above MA |
27 min 8% below MA |
| Work from home | 19.3%±20.2 MA: 18.6% |
22.8%±5.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
5.4%±4Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Upton 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 | #46 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | — | Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical · Mendon-Upton | — |
| High school in town | — | Blackstone Valley | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.2 |
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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.