Compare towns
Bourne vs Harwich vs Sagamore
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).
Harwich has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.8%).
Sagamore has the most kids (20% under 18).
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 | Harwich | Sagamore |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 20,323Highest |
13,598 |
4,072Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.5%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+9.8%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+6.3% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 52±1.8 30% above MA |
58.6±1.5Highest 47% above MA |
47.9±5.8Lowest 20% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 14.7%±2.3 MA: 19.4% |
11.7%±2.5Lowest MA: 19.4% |
20%±5.3Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Sagamore 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% |
35.8%±3.5Highest MA: 17.9% |
21.1%±4.5Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Harwich 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%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
50.6%Highest MA: 47.3% |
48.9% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.6%±1.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.4%±1.2Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5%±3.7 MA: 7.9% |
| Bourne and Sagamore 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 |
$96,966±$13k 7% below MA |
$108,315±$38kHighest 4% above MA |
| Sagamore and Harwich 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 |
$658,600±$26kHighest 17% above MA |
$575,700±$56k about the MA average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,379±$300Lowest 22% below MA |
$2,017±$738 14% above MA |
$2,123±$330Highest 20% above MA |
| Sagamore and Harwich are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,485 25% below MA |
$4,189Lowest 30% below MA |
$4,796Highest 20% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.8%±5.5 MA: 51.8% |
56.7%±24.4Lowest MA: 51.8% |
68.1%±73.9Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Sagamore and Bourne 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% |
4.9% MA: 10% |
2.5%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.8%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
84.8%Highest MA: 62.5% |
84% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 11 yrs newer than MA |
1976 12 yrs newer than MA |
1979Highest 15 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 11% below MA |
25 minLowest 14% below MA |
26 minHighest 10% below MA |
| Work from home | 14.9%±3.1Lowest MA: 18.6% |
17.3%±4.4 MA: 18.6% |
19.7%±6Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Sagamore and Harwich 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 | #157 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Bourne · Upper Cape Cod Regional Vocational Technical | Monomoy Regional School District · Cape Cod Regional Vocational Technical | — |
| High school in town | Upper Cape Cod Vocational Technical | Monomoy Regional High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.8Lowest |
11.8Highest |
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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.