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Bourne vs Kingston vs Upton
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 shortest commute (26 min average).
Kingston has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.5%).
Upton has the highest household income ($156k).
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 | Kingston | Upton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 20,323Highest |
14,027 |
8,189Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.5%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+8.5%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+6.1% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 52±1.8Highest 30% above MA |
46.5±3.9 16% above MA |
46.4±4.8Lowest 16% above MA |
| Bourne and Kingston 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% |
19.9%±3.2 MA: 19.4% |
23.2%±4.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Upton and Kingston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29.8%±3.1Highest MA: 17.9% |
22.8%±3.7 MA: 17.9% |
20.7%±4.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 46%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
48.2% MA: 47.3% |
53.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.6%±1.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.7%±1.1 MA: 7.9% |
2.4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $91,058±$7kLowest 12% below MA |
$119,876±$13k 15% above MA |
$155,508±$33kHighest 50% above MA |
| Upton and Kingston 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 |
$610,600±$30kHighest 9% above MA |
$576,700±$41k about the MA average |
| Kingston and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,379±$300Highest 22% below MA |
$1,159±$244 34% below MA |
$948±$599Lowest 46% below MA |
| Bourne and Kingston 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 |
$7,650 28% above MA |
$8,376Highest 40% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.8%±5.5Highest MA: 51.8% |
35.9%±13Lowest MA: 51.8% |
52.8%±31 MA: 51.8% |
| Bourne and Upton 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% |
3.1%Lowest MA: 10% |
3.2% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.8%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
81.2% MA: 62.5% |
86.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 11 yrs newer than MA |
1982Highest 18 yrs newer than MA |
1981 17 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 11% below MA |
35 min 20% above MA |
35 minHighest 22% above MA |
| Work from home | 14.9%±3.1Lowest MA: 18.6% |
19.5%±4.9 MA: 18.6% |
22.8%±5.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Upton and Kingston 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 | #99 of 282 in MA | #46 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Bourne · Upper Cape Cod Regional Vocational Technical | Kingston · Silver Lake | Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical · Mendon-Upton |
| High school in town | Upper Cape Cod Vocational Technical | Silver Lake Regional High | Blackstone Valley |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.8Lowest |
12.0Highest |
11.2 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.