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Bourne vs Windsor vs Buzzards Bay
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).
Windsor has the most kids (15.8% under 18).
Buzzards Bay has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.9%).
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 | Windsor | Buzzards Bay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,806 |
1,065Lowest |
2,909Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.6% MA: +7.4% |
-7.6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+10.9%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 61.2±3.5Highest 53% above MA |
44.8±6.4Lowest 12% above MA |
54.4±5.9 36% 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% |
15.8%±5.1Highest MA: 19.4% |
6.7%±2.9 MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 38.6%±8.8Highest MA: 17.9% |
18.6%±4.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
32.3%±5.2 MA: 17.9% |
| Bourne and Buzzards Bay 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% |
41.5% MA: 47.3% |
29.6%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±7 MA: 7.9% |
2.7%±1.7Lowest MA: 7.9% |
8.9%±1.4Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Buzzards Bay 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 |
$115,563±$10kHighest 11% above MA |
$94,388±$12kLowest 9% below 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 |
$389,700±$32kLowest 31% below MA |
$454,500±$28k 19% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | — | $1,484±$601 16% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,835 36% below MA |
$3,867Highest 35% below MA |
$3,405Lowest 43% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.6%±20.7 MA: 51.8% |
0%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
37.9%±20.3Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Buzzards Bay and Bourne 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% |
3.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
7.3% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.2% MA: 62.5% |
96.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
75.7%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967 3 yrs newer than MA |
1970Highest 6 yrs newer than MA |
1956Lowest 8 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 24% below MA |
37 minHighest 27% above MA |
32 min 10% above MA |
| Work from home | 19.3%±20.2 MA: 18.6% |
21.2%±5.8Highest MA: 18.6% |
17.4%±6.3Lowest 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 | — | — |
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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.