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Bourne vs Berlin vs Mashpee
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 (26 min average).
Berlin has the most people working from home (29.1%).
Mashpee has the oldest population (median age 55.9).
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 | Berlin | Mashpee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 20,323Highest |
3,378Lowest |
15,384 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.5%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+10.2%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+7.5% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 52±1.8 30% above MA |
49.7±2.8Lowest 24% above MA |
55.9±1.8Highest 40% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 14.7%±2.3Highest MA: 19.4% |
13.4%±4.5Lowest MA: 19.4% |
14.7%±2.3Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 29.8%±3.1Lowest MA: 17.9% |
30.1%±5.9 MA: 17.9% |
33.1%±2.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Mashpee and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 46% MA: 47.3% |
48.3%Highest MA: 47.3% |
44.3%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.6%±1.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.3%±2.5Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.5%±1.4 MA: 7.9% |
| Bourne and Mashpee 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 |
$121,336±$12kHighest 17% above MA |
$95,299±$13k 8% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $575,600±$28k about the MA average |
$616,600±$55kHighest 10% above MA |
$562,200±$29kLowest about the MA average |
| Berlin 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 |
$2,420±$933Highest 37% above MA |
$1,776±$330 about the MA average |
| Berlin and Mashpee 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 |
$7,116Highest 19% above MA |
$3,762Lowest 37% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.8%±5.5Highest MA: 51.8% |
52.6%±19.7 MA: 51.8% |
44.7%±14.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Bourne and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.2%Highest MA: 10% |
5%Lowest MA: 10% |
5.5% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.8%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
77.3% MA: 62.5% |
81.9%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 11 yrs newer than MA |
1992Highest 28 yrs newer than MA |
1988 24 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 11% below MA |
34 minHighest 17% above MA |
27 min 6% below MA |
| Work from home | 14.9%±3.1 MA: 18.6% |
29.1%±6.8Highest MA: 18.6% |
14.5%±3Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #206 of 282 in MA | #61 of 282 in MA | #100 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Bourne · Upper Cape Cod Regional Vocational Technical | Berlin-Boylston | Mashpee |
| High school in town | Upper Cape Cod Vocational Technical | None in town | Mashpee Middle-High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.8Highest |
— | 9.6Lowest |
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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.