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Bourne vs Douglas vs Yarmouth
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).
Douglas has the highest household income ($152k).
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 | Douglas | Yarmouth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 20,323 |
9,207Lowest |
25,224Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.5%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+5.2% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 52±1.8 30% above MA |
44±2.6Lowest 10% above MA |
54.6±3.1Highest 37% above MA |
| Yarmouth 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% |
21.2%±3.8Highest MA: 19.4% |
13.7%±2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 29.8%±3.1 MA: 17.9% |
15.4%±3.1Lowest 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%Highest MA: 47.3% |
41.7% MA: 47.3% |
41.2%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.6%±1.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
5.4%±2.3 MA: 7.9% |
4.4%±1.5Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Bourne and Douglas 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 |
$152,267±$10kHighest 46% above MA |
$86,039±$6kLowest 17% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $575,600±$28kHighest about the MA average |
$470,600±$29kLowest 16% below MA |
$551,800±$25k about the MA average |
| Bourne and Yarmouth 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 |
$1,503±$697 15% below MA |
$1,721±$200Highest about the MA average |
| Yarmouth and Douglas 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 |
$6,338Highest 6% above MA |
$3,975Lowest 34% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.8%±5.5 MA: 51.8% |
33.9%±17.4Lowest 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% |
9.5%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.8%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
83.8%Highest MA: 62.5% |
82.3% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 11 yrs newer than MA |
1986Highest 22 yrs newer than MA |
1974Lowest 10 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 11% below MA |
34 minHighest 16% above MA |
24 minLowest 18% below MA |
| Work from home | 14.9%±3.1 MA: 18.6% |
20.9%±4.9Highest MA: 18.6% |
9.5%±2.2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Douglas 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 | #177 of 282 in MA | #223 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Bourne · Upper Cape Cod Regional Vocational Technical | Douglas | Dennis-Yarmouth |
| High school in town | Upper Cape Cod Vocational Technical | Douglas High School | Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.8 |
7.2Lowest |
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.