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Bourne vs Enfield vs Buzzards Bay
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 most expensive homes ($576k median).
Enfield has the most affordable homes ($253k median).
Buzzards Bay has the most people working from home (17.4%).
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 | Enfield | Buzzards Bay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 20,323 |
41,090Highest |
2,909Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | +10.9%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 52±1.8 34% above U.S. |
40.7±1.9Lowest 5% above U.S. |
54.4±5.9Highest 40% above U.S. |
| Buzzards Bay 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 U.S.: 22% |
18.9%±1.7Highest U.S.: 22% |
6.7%±2.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 29.8%±3.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
18%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
32.3%±5.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Buzzards Bay 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 U.S.: 35.7% |
31.8% U.S.: 35.7% |
29.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.6%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.3%±0.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
8.9%±1.4Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Buzzards Bay and Bourne 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 13% above U.S. |
$90,404±$5kLowest 12% above U.S. |
$94,388±$12kHighest 17% above U.S. |
| Buzzards Bay 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±$28kHighest 73% above U.S. |
$252,900±$7kLowest 24% below U.S. |
$454,500±$28k 37% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,379±$300Lowest about the U.S. average |
$1,574±$83Highest 11% above U.S. |
$1,484±$601 5% above U.S. |
| Enfield and Buzzards Bay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,485 44% above U.S. |
$5,360Highest 72% above U.S. |
$3,405Lowest 9% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.8%±5.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
46.7%±6.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
37.9%±20.3Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Below poverty line | 6.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.8%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
75.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
75.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Highest 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1963 17 yrs older than U.S. |
1956Lowest 24 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min about the U.S. average |
24 minLowest 11% below U.S. |
32 minHighest 22% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 14.9%±3.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
14.5%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
17.4%±6.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Buzzards Bay 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 | #123 of 149 in CT | — |
| School district | Bourne · Upper Cape Cod Regional Vocational Technical | Capitol Region Education Council · Enfield School District | — |
| High school in town | Upper Cape Cod Vocational Technical | Enfield High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.8Lowest |
13.5Highest |
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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.