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Bourne vs Dunbarton vs Kingston
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bourne has the shortest commute (26 min average).
Dunbarton has the most homeowners (95.1%).
Kingston has the most people working from home (19.5%).
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 | Dunbarton | Kingston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 20,323Highest |
3,097Lowest |
14,027 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+9%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+8.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 52±1.8Highest 34% above U.S. |
48±3.7 23% above U.S. |
46.5±3.9Lowest 20% above U.S. |
| Bourne and Dunbarton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.7%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19.8%±3.8 U.S.: 22% |
19.9%±3.2Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Kingston and Dunbarton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29.8%±3.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.4%±4.3Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
22.8%±3.7 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 46% U.S.: 35.7% |
39.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
48.2%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.6%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.8%±2 U.S.: 6.4% |
2.7%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Bourne and Dunbarton 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 13% above U.S. |
$124,348±$21kHighest 54% above U.S. |
$119,876±$13k 48% above U.S. |
| Dunbarton and Kingston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $575,600±$28k 73% above U.S. |
$484,100±$33kLowest 46% above U.S. |
$610,600±$30kHighest 84% above U.S. |
| Kingston and Bourne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,379±$300Highest about the U.S. average |
$1,166±$70 17% below U.S. |
$1,159±$244Lowest 18% below U.S. |
| Bourne and Dunbarton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,485Lowest 44% above U.S. |
$8,233Highest 164% above U.S. |
$7,650 145% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.8%±5.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
54.7%±60.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
35.9%±13Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Bourne and Dunbarton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.1% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
95.1%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
81.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1990Highest 10 yrs newer than U.S. |
1982 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
34 min 27% above U.S. |
35 minHighest 32% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 14.9%±3.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
12.6%±5.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
19.5%±4.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Kingston 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 | #33 of 120 in NH | #99 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Bourne · Upper Cape Cod Regional Vocational Technical | Dunbarton School District | Kingston · Silver Lake |
| High school in town | Upper Cape Cod Vocational Technical | None in town | Silver Lake Regional High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.8Lowest |
— | 12.0Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.