Compare towns
Bourne vs Conway vs Deerfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bourne has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.5%).
Conway has the most people working from home (29.1%).
Deerfield has the shortest commute (18 min average).
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 | Conway | Deerfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 20,323Highest |
1,755Lowest |
5,158 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.5%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-7.2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
-0.7% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 52±1.8 30% above MA |
55.6±3Highest 39% above MA |
51.8±3.6Lowest 30% above MA |
| Conway 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% |
16.5%±3.3Highest MA: 19.4% |
13.2%±3.7Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Conway 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% |
31.9%±4.1Highest MA: 17.9% |
22.9%±4.2Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Conway 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% MA: 47.3% |
60.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
44.4%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.6%±1.6 MA: 7.9% |
2.6%±1.2Lowest MA: 7.9% |
7.9%±3.4Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Deerfield 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±$7kLowest 12% below MA |
$97,250±$11k 6% below MA |
$106,136±$14kHighest about the MA average |
| Deerfield and Conway 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 |
$395,900±$25kLowest 30% below MA |
$414,900±$37k 26% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,379±$300 22% below MA |
$1,800±$990Highest about the MA average |
$1,334±$318Lowest 24% below MA |
| Conway and Bourne 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 |
$5,797 3% below MA |
$5,824Highest about the MA average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.8%±5.5Highest MA: 51.8% |
23.9%±33.6Lowest MA: 51.8% |
26.1%±15.1 MA: 51.8% |
| Below poverty line | 6.2% MA: 10% |
4.4%Lowest MA: 10% |
7.8%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.8%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
93.4%Highest MA: 62.5% |
78.4% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 11 yrs newer than MA |
1976Highest 12 yrs newer than MA |
1972Lowest 8 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest 11% below MA |
24 min 18% below MA |
18 minLowest 40% below MA |
| Work from home | 14.9%±3.1Lowest MA: 18.6% |
29.1%±8.5Highest MA: 18.6% |
17.5%±6.2 MA: 18.6% |
| Conway and Deerfield 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 | — | #156 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Bourne · Upper Cape Cod Regional Vocational Technical | Conway | Deerfield · Frontier |
| High school in town | Upper Cape Cod Vocational Technical | None in town | Frontier Regional |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.8Lowest |
— | 11.1Highest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.