Compare towns
Bourne vs Dennis vs Wareham vs Sagamore
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).
Dennis has the oldest population (median age 59.5).
Wareham has the most affordable homes ($425k median).
Sagamore has the most kids (20% under 18).
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 | Dennis | Wareham | Sagamore |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 20,323 |
14,868 |
23,302Highest |
4,072Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.5% MA: +7.4% |
+3.3%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+6.8%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+6.3% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 52±1.8 30% above MA |
59.5±2Highest 49% above MA |
52.1±3.1 30% above MA |
47.9±5.8Lowest 20% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 14.7%±2.3 MA: 19.4% |
9%±2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
13.1%±2.4 MA: 19.4% |
20%±5.3Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Sagamore 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% |
39.8%±3.4Highest MA: 17.9% |
26.2%±3.9 MA: 17.9% |
21.1%±4.5Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 46% MA: 47.3% |
44.1% MA: 47.3% |
27.1%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
48.9%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.6%±1.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.2%±1.7Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.6%±1.5 MA: 7.9% |
5%±3.7 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 |
$88,154±$10kLowest 15% below MA |
$90,383±$11k 13% below MA |
$108,315±$38kHighest 4% above MA |
| Sagamore 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±$28k about the MA average |
$627,100±$28kHighest 12% above MA |
$424,500±$21kLowest 24% below MA |
$575,700±$56k about the MA average |
| Dennis and Sagamore 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 |
$1,420±$260 19% below MA |
$1,504±$180 15% below MA |
$2,123±$330Highest 20% above MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,485 25% below MA |
$2,877Lowest 52% below MA |
$4,341 28% below MA |
$4,796Highest 20% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.8%±5.5 MA: 51.8% |
59.2%±9.9 MA: 51.8% |
51.4%±23.3Lowest MA: 51.8% |
68.1%±73.9Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Sagamore 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% |
6.7%Highest MA: 10% |
6.7%Highest MA: 10% |
2.5%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.8%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
78.9% MA: 62.5% |
83.5% MA: 62.5% |
84%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 11 yrs newer than MA |
1970 6 yrs newer than MA |
1958Lowest 6 yrs older than MA |
1979Highest 15 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 11% below MA |
24 minLowest 17% below MA |
28 minHighest 5% below MA |
26 min 10% below MA |
| Work from home | 14.9%±3.1 MA: 18.6% |
16.9%±5 MA: 18.6% |
12.4%±3.6Lowest MA: 18.6% |
19.7%±6Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Sagamore and Dennis 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 | #238 of 282 in MA | #272 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Bourne · Upper Cape Cod Regional Vocational Technical | Dennis-Yarmouth | Wareham | — |
| High school in town | Upper Cape Cod Vocational Technical | None in town | Wareham Senior High | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.8Highest |
— | 8.6Lowest |
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