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Bourne vs Georgetown vs Sandwich
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).
Georgetown has the most kids (23.5% under 18).
Sandwich has the most homeowners (89.2%).
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 | Georgetown | Sandwich |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 20,323 |
8,474Lowest |
20,522Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.5%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+3.5%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 52±1.8Highest 30% above MA |
42.8±3.5Lowest 7% above MA |
51.8±1.8 30% above MA |
| Bourne and Sandwich are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.7%±2.3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
23.5%±3.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
17.3%±2 MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 29.8%±3.1Highest MA: 17.9% |
18.5%±2.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
27.4%±3.1 MA: 17.9% |
| Bourne and Sandwich are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 46%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
56.1%Highest MA: 47.3% |
51.7% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.6%±1.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.7%±1.6Lowest MA: 7.9% |
3.7%±1Lowest 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 |
$122,486±$12k 18% above MA |
| Georgetown and Sandwich are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $575,600±$28kLowest about the MA average |
$651,200±$23kHighest 16% above MA |
$601,400±$26k 7% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,379±$300Lowest 22% below MA |
$2,223±$506Highest 26% above MA |
$1,751±$121 about the MA average |
| Georgetown and Sandwich are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,485Lowest 25% below MA |
$7,272Highest 21% above MA |
$6,483 8% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.8%±5.5Highest MA: 51.8% |
53.7%±22.5 MA: 51.8% |
31.9%±13.7Lowest 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% MA: 10% |
3.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
7%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.8%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
84% MA: 62.5% |
89.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 11 yrs newer than MA |
1974Lowest 10 yrs newer than MA |
1982Highest 18 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 11% below MA |
34 minHighest 15% above MA |
28 min 5% below MA |
| Work from home | 14.9%±3.1 MA: 18.6% |
20.2%±3.8Highest MA: 18.6% |
14.5%±2.8Lowest 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 | #77 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Bourne · Upper Cape Cod Regional Vocational Technical | Georgetown | Sandwich |
| High school in town | Upper Cape Cod Vocational Technical | Georgetown High School | Sandwich Middle High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.8 |
9.3Lowest |
10.7Highest |
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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.