Compare towns
Bourne vs Amesbury vs Sagamore
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 52).
Amesbury has the most affordable homes ($519k median).
Sagamore has the most people working from home (19.7%).
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 | Amesbury | Sagamore |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 20,323Highest |
17,403 |
4,072Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.5%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
— | +6.3%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 52±1.8Highest 30% above MA |
43.7±1.7Lowest 9% above MA |
47.9±5.8 20% above MA |
| Bourne and Sagamore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.7%±2.3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
20%±2.4Highest MA: 19.4% |
20%±5.3Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 29.8%±3.1Highest MA: 17.9% |
18.2%±2.1Lowest MA: 17.9% |
21.1%±4.5 MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 46% MA: 47.3% |
44.8%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
48.9%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.6%±1.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.1%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5%±3.7 MA: 7.9% |
| Bourne and Sagamore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $91,058±$7kLowest 12% below MA |
$103,554±$12k about the MA average |
$108,315±$38kHighest 4% above MA |
| Sagamore and Amesbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $575,600±$28k about the MA average |
$519,300±$32kLowest 8% below MA |
$575,700±$56kHighest about the MA average |
| Sagamore and Bourne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,379±$300Lowest 22% below MA |
$1,683±$115 4% below MA |
$2,123±$330Highest 20% above MA |
| Sagamore and Amesbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,485Lowest 25% below MA |
$7,360Highest 23% above MA |
$4,796 20% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.8%±5.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
66.7%±10.7 MA: 51.8% |
68.1%±73.9Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Sagamore and Amesbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.2% MA: 10% |
7.1%Highest MA: 10% |
2.5%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.8% MA: 62.5% |
68.6%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
84%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 11 yrs newer than MA |
1969Lowest 5 yrs newer than MA |
1979Highest 15 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 11% below MA |
29 minHighest about the MA average |
26 min 10% below MA |
| Work from home | 14.9%±3.1Lowest MA: 18.6% |
17.4%±2.8 MA: 18.6% |
19.7%±6Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Sagamore and Amesbury 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 | #151 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Bourne · Upper Cape Cod Regional Vocational Technical | Amesbury | — |
| High school in town | Upper Cape Cod Vocational Technical | Amesbury High | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.8Lowest |
10.9Highest |
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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.