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Bourne vs Gardner 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 people working from home (14.9%).
Gardner has the most affordable homes ($302k median).
Yarmouth has the most homeowners (82.3%).
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 | Gardner | Yarmouth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 20,323Lowest |
21,148 |
25,224Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.5%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+5.2%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+5.2%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 52±1.8 30% above MA |
43.7±2.3Lowest 9% 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% |
18.3%±2.3Highest MA: 19.4% |
13.7%±2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Gardner 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% |
19.6%±2.2Lowest 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% |
23.8%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
41.2% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.6%±1.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.6%±1.3 MA: 7.9% |
4.4%±1.5Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Bourne and Gardner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $91,058±$7kHighest 12% below MA |
$67,518±$8kLowest 35% below MA |
$86,039±$6k 17% below MA |
| Bourne and Yarmouth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $575,600±$28kHighest about the MA average |
$301,600±$20kLowest 46% 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±$300 22% below MA |
$1,109±$51Lowest 37% below MA |
$1,721±$200Highest about the MA average |
| Yarmouth and Bourne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,485Highest 25% below MA |
$4,150 31% below MA |
$3,975Lowest 34% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.8%±5.5 MA: 51.8% |
49.7%±8.6Lowest 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%Lowest MA: 10% |
13.7%Highest MA: 10% |
9.5% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.8% MA: 62.5% |
58.9%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
82.3%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Highest 11 yrs newer than MA |
1954Lowest 10 yrs older than MA |
1974 10 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 11% below MA |
31 minHighest 5% above MA |
24 minLowest 18% below MA |
| Work from home | 14.9%±3.1Highest MA: 18.6% |
13.3%±3.6 MA: 18.6% |
9.5%±2.2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Bourne and Gardner 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 | #273 of 282 in MA | #223 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Bourne · Upper Cape Cod Regional Vocational Technical | Gardner | Dennis-Yarmouth |
| High school in town | Upper Cape Cod Vocational Technical | Gardner High | Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.8Lowest |
13.5Highest |
11.6 |
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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.