Compare towns
Bourne vs Leyden vs Warwick
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 expensive homes ($576k median).
Leyden has the highest household income ($106k).
Warwick has the most people working from home (22.4%).
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 | Leyden | Warwick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 20,323Highest |
637Lowest |
776 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.5%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+3.2% MA: +7.4% |
0%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 52±1.8 30% above MA |
53.2±8.2Highest 33% above MA |
51.4±7.3Lowest 29% above MA |
| Leyden 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 MA: 19.4% |
13.8%±3.6 MA: 19.4% |
9.9%±3.4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Bourne and Leyden 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% |
28.6%±2.7 MA: 17.9% |
23.2%±3.3Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Bourne and Leyden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 46%Highest MA: 47.3% |
40%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
40.5% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.6%±1.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
0.5%±2.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
2.4%±2.1 MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $91,058±$7kLowest 12% below MA |
$105,893±$13kHighest about the MA average |
$93,333±$22k 10% below MA |
| Leyden and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $575,600±$28kHighest about the MA average |
$372,900±$24k 34% below MA |
$349,400±$34kLowest 38% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,379±$300 22% below MA |
$1,917±$451Highest 9% above MA |
$1,367±$163Lowest 22% below MA |
| Leyden and Bourne 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 |
$4,651Highest 22% below MA |
$4,380Lowest 27% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.8%±5.5Highest MA: 51.8% |
42.9%±100 MA: 51.8% |
33.3%±57.3Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Bourne and Leyden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.2% MA: 10% |
10.8%Highest MA: 10% |
5%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.8%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
93.4%Highest MA: 62.5% |
89% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 11 yrs newer than MA |
1976Highest 12 yrs newer than MA |
1974Lowest 10 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 11% below MA |
33 min 12% above MA |
40 minHighest 37% above MA |
| Work from home | 14.9%±3.1 MA: 18.6% |
11%±5Lowest MA: 18.6% |
22.4%±6.9Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Warwick 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 | — | — |
| School district | Bourne · Upper Cape Cod Regional Vocational Technical | — | Warwick |
| High school in town | Upper Cape Cod Vocational Technical | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.8 |
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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.