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Bourne vs Hampton vs Yarmouth
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).
Hampton has the most people working from home (20.5%).
Yarmouth has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.2%).
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 | Hampton | Yarmouth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 20,323 |
10,101Lowest |
25,224Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
-0.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+5.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 52±1.8 34% above U.S. |
51.2±1.7Lowest 32% above U.S. |
54.6±3.1Highest 40% above U.S. |
| 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%±2.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
14.6%±3.3 U.S.: 22% |
13.7%±2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Bourne and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29.8%±3.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
26.9%±3.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
35%±2.7Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| 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 U.S.: 35.7% |
44.2% U.S.: 35.7% |
41.2%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.6%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.4%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.4%±1.5 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Bourne and Yarmouth 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. |
$97,163±$4kHighest 20% above U.S. |
$86,039±$6kLowest 7% above U.S. |
| Hampton 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. |
$545,300±$63kLowest 64% above U.S. |
$551,800±$25k 66% above U.S. |
| 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±$300Lowest about the U.S. average |
$1,654±$93 17% above U.S. |
$1,721±$200Highest 22% above U.S. |
| Yarmouth and Hampton 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. |
$6,872Highest 120% above U.S. |
$3,975Lowest 27% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.8%±5.5 U.S.: 51.1% |
48.9%±13.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
75.2%±8.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| 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% U.S.: 12.5% |
4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
9.5%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.8% U.S.: 65.2% |
74.5%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
82.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1979Highest 1 yr older than U.S. |
1974Lowest 6 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest about the U.S. average |
26 min about the U.S. average |
24 minLowest 9% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 14.9%±3.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
20.5%±3.8Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
9.5%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Hampton 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 | #31 of 120 in NH | #223 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Bourne · Upper Cape Cod Regional Vocational Technical | — | Dennis-Yarmouth |
| High school in town | Upper Cape Cod Vocational Technical | — | Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.8Lowest |
— | 11.6Highest |
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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.