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Bourne vs Buzzards Bay vs Florida
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 kids (14.7% under 18).
Buzzards Bay has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.9%).
Florida has the most affordable homes ($247k median).
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 | Buzzards Bay | Florida |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 20,323Highest |
2,909 |
668Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.5% MA: +7.4% |
+10.9%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-7.7%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 52±1.8Lowest 30% above MA |
54.4±5.9 36% above MA |
56.1±4.4Highest 40% above MA |
| Florida and Buzzards Bay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.7%±2.3Highest MA: 19.4% |
6.7%±2.9Lowest MA: 19.4% |
11.5%±3.1 MA: 19.4% |
| Bourne and Florida are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29.8%±3.1Lowest MA: 17.9% |
32.3%±5.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
30.1%±4.6 MA: 17.9% |
| Buzzards Bay and Florida 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% |
29.6% MA: 47.3% |
24.3%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.6%±1.6 MA: 7.9% |
8.9%±1.4Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.2%±2.6Lowest 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 | $91,058±$7k 12% below MA |
$94,388±$12kHighest 9% below MA |
$86,875±$17kLowest 16% below MA |
| Buzzards Bay and Bourne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $575,600±$28kHighest about the MA average |
$454,500±$28k 19% below MA |
$246,800±$19kLowest 56% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,379±$300 22% below MA |
$1,484±$601Highest 16% below MA |
$867±$256Lowest 51% below MA |
| Buzzards Bay and Bourne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,485Highest 25% below MA |
$3,405 43% below MA |
$1,894Lowest 68% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.8%±5.5Highest MA: 51.8% |
37.9%±20.3 MA: 51.8% |
16.7%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Bourne and Buzzards Bay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.2% MA: 10% |
7.3%Highest MA: 10% |
5.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.8% MA: 62.5% |
75.7%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
91.3%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 11 yrs newer than MA |
1956Lowest 8 yrs older than MA |
1978Highest 14 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 11% below MA |
32 minHighest 10% above MA |
26 min 10% below MA |
| Work from home | 14.9%±3.1 MA: 18.6% |
17.4%±6.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
6.4%±2.6Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Buzzards Bay 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 | — | — |
| School district | Bourne · Upper Cape Cod Regional Vocational Technical | — | Florida |
| High school in town | Upper Cape Cod Vocational Technical | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.8 |
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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.