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Bourne vs Danvers vs Wareham vs Yarmouth
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Danvers has the highest household income ($125k).
Wareham has the most affordable homes ($425k median).
Yarmouth has the shortest commute (24 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 | Danvers | Wareham | Yarmouth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 20,323Lowest |
28,098Highest |
23,302 |
25,224 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.5%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+6% MA: +7.4% |
+6.8%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+5.2% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 52±1.8 30% above MA |
45.3±3Lowest 13% above MA |
52.1±3.1 30% above MA |
54.6±3.1Highest 37% above MA |
| Yarmouth and Wareham 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% |
17.2%±2Highest MA: 19.4% |
13.1%±2.4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
13.7%±2 MA: 19.4% |
| Danvers 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% |
22.6%±2.2Lowest MA: 17.9% |
26.2%±3.9 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% MA: 47.3% |
48.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
27.1%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
41.2% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.6%±1.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.6%±1.5 MA: 7.9% |
4.4%±1.5 MA: 7.9% |
| Bourne and Wareham 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 |
$125,395±$10kHighest 21% above MA |
$90,383±$11k 13% below MA |
$86,039±$6kLowest 17% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $575,600±$28k about the MA average |
$644,200±$23kHighest 15% above MA |
$424,500±$21kLowest 24% below MA |
$551,800±$25k about the MA average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,379±$300Lowest 22% below MA |
$2,076±$192Highest 18% above MA |
$1,504±$180 15% below MA |
$1,721±$200 about the MA average |
| Danvers and Yarmouth 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 |
$6,654Highest 11% above MA |
$4,341 28% below MA |
$3,975Lowest 34% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.8%±5.5 MA: 51.8% |
48.8%±8.6Lowest MA: 51.8% |
51.4%±23.3 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% |
4.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
6.7% MA: 10% |
9.5%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.8% MA: 62.5% |
69.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
83.5%Highest MA: 62.5% |
82.3% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Highest 11 yrs newer than MA |
1963 1 yr older than MA |
1958Lowest 6 yrs older than MA |
1974 10 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 11% below MA |
28 minHighest about the MA average |
28 min 5% below MA |
24 minLowest 18% below MA |
| Work from home | 14.9%±3.1 MA: 18.6% |
19.3%±3.6Highest MA: 18.6% |
12.4%±3.6 MA: 18.6% |
9.5%±2.2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Danvers 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 | #91 of 282 in MA | #272 of 282 in MA | #223 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Bourne · Upper Cape Cod Regional Vocational Technical | — | Wareham | Dennis-Yarmouth |
| High school in town | Upper Cape Cod Vocational Technical | — | Wareham Senior High | Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.8 |
— | 8.6Lowest |
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.