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Bourne vs Lenox 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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.5%).
Lenox has the most people working from home (18.3%).
Sandwich has the most kids (17.3% 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 | Lenox | Sandwich |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 20,323 |
5,079Lowest |
20,522Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.5%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+1.4% MA: +7.4% |
-2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 52±1.8 30% above MA |
60.1±4.3Highest 50% above MA |
51.8±1.8Lowest 30% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 14.7%±2.3 MA: 19.4% |
13.3%±4.1Lowest MA: 19.4% |
17.3%±2Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Sandwich 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% |
40.1%±7.8Highest MA: 17.9% |
27.4%±3.1Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Lenox 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% |
52.7%Highest MA: 47.3% |
51.7% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.6%±1.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.5%±2.8 MA: 7.9% |
3.7%±1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Bourne and Lenox 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 |
$106,080±$31k about the MA average |
$122,486±$12kHighest 18% above MA |
| Sandwich and Lenox are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $575,600±$28k about the MA average |
$466,700±$43kLowest 17% below MA |
$601,400±$26kHighest 7% above MA |
| Sandwich and Bourne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,379±$300 22% below MA |
$1,091±$238Lowest 38% below MA |
$1,751±$121Highest about the MA average |
| Sandwich and Bourne 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 |
$5,299 12% below MA |
$6,483Highest 8% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.8%±5.5Highest MA: 51.8% |
47.2%±18.8 MA: 51.8% |
31.9%±13.7Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Bourne and Lenox are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.2%Lowest MA: 10% |
8.5%Highest MA: 10% |
7% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.8% MA: 62.5% |
71.4%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
89.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 11 yrs newer than MA |
1966Lowest 2 yrs newer than MA |
1982Highest 18 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 11% below MA |
23 minLowest 22% below MA |
28 minHighest 5% below MA |
| Work from home | 14.9%±3.1 MA: 18.6% |
18.3%±8.8Highest MA: 18.6% |
14.5%±2.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Lenox 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 | #90 of 282 in MA | #77 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Bourne · Upper Cape Cod Regional Vocational Technical | Lenox | Sandwich |
| High school in town | Upper Cape Cod Vocational Technical | Lenox Memorial High | Sandwich Middle High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.8 |
7.6Lowest |
10.7Highest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.