Compare towns
Bourne vs Ashby vs Yarmouth
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 renters (24.2% rent).
Ashby has the most affordable homes ($391k median).
Yarmouth has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.2%).
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 | Ashby | Yarmouth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 20,323 |
3,211Lowest |
25,224Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.5%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+3.9% MA: +7.4% |
+5.2%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 52±1.8 30% above MA |
50.5±3Lowest 26% above MA |
54.6±3.1Highest 37% above MA |
| Yarmouth and Bourne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.7%±2.3 MA: 19.4% |
17%±3.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
13.7%±2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Ashby and Bourne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29.8%±3.1 MA: 17.9% |
21.5%±4.3Lowest MA: 17.9% |
35%±2.7Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Yarmouth and Bourne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 46%Highest MA: 47.3% |
43.7% MA: 47.3% |
41.2%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.6%±1.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
3%±1.2Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.4%±1.5 MA: 7.9% |
| Bourne and Yarmouth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $91,058±$7k 12% below MA |
$115,598±$9kHighest 11% above MA |
$86,039±$6kLowest 17% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $575,600±$28kHighest about the MA average |
$390,500±$30kLowest 31% below MA |
$551,800±$25k about the MA average |
| Bourne and Yarmouth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,379±$300 22% below MA |
$1,200±$484Lowest 32% below MA |
$1,721±$200Highest about the MA average |
| Yarmouth and Bourne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,485 25% below MA |
$6,034Highest about the MA average |
$3,975Lowest 34% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.8%±5.5 MA: 51.8% |
36.4%±53.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
75.2%±8.2Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Yarmouth and Bourne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.2% MA: 10% |
2.6%Lowest MA: 10% |
9.5%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.8%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
95.5%Highest MA: 62.5% |
82.3% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Highest 11 yrs newer than MA |
1970Lowest 6 yrs newer than MA |
1974 10 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 11% below MA |
33 minHighest 13% above MA |
24 minLowest 18% below MA |
| Work from home | 14.9%±3.1 MA: 18.6% |
17.8%±5.8Highest MA: 18.6% |
9.5%±2.2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Ashby 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 | #200 of 282 in MA | #223 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Bourne · Upper Cape Cod Regional Vocational Technical | North Middlesex | Dennis-Yarmouth |
| High school in town | Upper Cape Cod Vocational Technical | None in town | Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.8Lowest |
— | 11.6Highest |
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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.