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Bourne vs Dighton
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 people working from home (14.9%).
Dighton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+14.3%).
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 | Dighton |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 20,323Highest |
8,193Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.5%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+14.3%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 52±1.8Highest 30% above MA |
42.7±2.9Lowest 7% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 14.7%±2.3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
21%±4Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Dighton and Bourne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 29.8%±3.1Highest MA: 17.9% |
17.5%±3.5Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 46%Highest MA: 47.3% |
35.9%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.6%±1.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.2%±2Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Bourne and Dighton 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 |
$136,646±$19kHighest 31% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $575,600±$28kHighest about the MA average |
$501,900±$47kLowest 11% below MA |
| Bourne and Dighton 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 |
$1,405±$192Highest 20% below MA |
| Dighton 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 |
$6,452Highest 8% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.8%±5.5Highest MA: 51.8% |
11.8%±16.1Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Below poverty line | 6.2%Highest MA: 10% |
2.9%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.8%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
90.1%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 11 yrs newer than MA |
1975 11 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 11% below MA |
31 minHighest 6% above MA |
| Work from home | 14.9%±3.1Highest MA: 18.6% |
11%±3.9Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Bourne and Dighton 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 | #85 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Bourne · Upper Cape Cod Regional Vocational Technical | Bristol County Agricultural · Dighton-Rehoboth |
| High school in town | Upper Cape Cod Vocational Technical | Bristol County Agricultural High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.8Lowest |
11.9Highest |
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| Old photos in History | 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.