What stands out worked out from the figures below

Bourne has the shortest commute (26 min average).

Georgetown has the highest household income ($152k).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Bourne	Georgetown
People
Population	20,323Highest	8,474Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	+3.5% MA: +7.4%	+3.5% MA: +7.4%
Median age	52±1.8Highest 30% above MA	42.8±3.5Lowest 7% above MA
Kids under 18	14.7%±2.3Lowest MA: 19.4%	23.5%±3.5Highest MA: 19.4%
Age 65+	29.8%±3.1Highest MA: 17.9%	18.5%±2.9Lowest MA: 17.9%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	46%Lowest MA: 47.3%	56.1%Highest MA: 47.3%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	6.6%±1.6Highest MA: 7.9%	3.7%±1.6Lowest MA: 7.9%
	Bourne and Georgetown 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	$151,595±$23kHighest 46% above MA
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$575,600±$28kLowest about the MA average	$651,200±$23kHighest 16% above MA
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,379±$300Lowest 22% below MA	$2,223±$506Highest 26% above MA
Property taxmedian, yearly	$4,485Lowest 25% below MA	$7,272Highest 21% above MA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	62.8%±5.5Highest MA: 51.8%	53.7%±22.5Lowest MA: 51.8%
	Bourne and Georgetown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	6.2%Highest MA: 10%	3.8%Lowest MA: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	75.8%Lowest MA: 62.5%	84%Highest MA: 62.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1975Highest 11 yrs newer than MA	1974Lowest 10 yrs newer than MA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	26 minLowest 11% below MA	34 minHighest 15% above MA
Work from home	14.9%±3.1Lowest MA: 18.6%	20.2%±3.8Highest MA: 18.6%
	Georgetown 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	#140 of 282 in MA
School district	Bourne · Upper Cape Cod Regional Vocational Technical	Georgetown
High school in town	Upper Cape Cod Vocational Technical	Georgetown High School
Students per teacherat that high school	9.8Highest	9.3Lowest
On TownTapestry
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.