Compare towns
Bourne vs Lowell 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 oldest population (median age 52).
Lowell has the most renters (56.8% rent).
Sagamore has the most people working from home (19.7%).
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 | Lowell | Sagamore |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 20,323 |
118,368Highest |
4,072Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.5%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+8.5%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+6.3% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 52±1.8Highest 30% above MA |
35.6±0.8Lowest 11% below MA |
47.9±5.8 20% above MA |
| Bourne and Sagamore 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% |
21.7%±1.3Highest MA: 19.4% |
20%±5.3 MA: 19.4% |
| Lowell and Sagamore 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% |
12.6%±0.8Lowest MA: 17.9% |
21.1%±4.5 MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 46% MA: 47.3% |
30%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
48.9%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.6%±1.6 MA: 7.9% |
9.7%±0.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
5%±3.7Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $91,058±$7k 12% below MA |
$78,658±$4kLowest 24% below MA |
$108,315±$38kHighest 4% above MA |
| Sagamore 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±$28k about the MA average |
$429,200±$11kLowest 24% below MA |
$575,700±$56kHighest about the MA average |
| Sagamore and Bourne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,379±$300Lowest 22% below MA |
$1,625±$40 8% below MA |
$2,123±$330Highest 20% above MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,485Lowest 25% below MA |
$4,499 25% below MA |
$4,796Highest 20% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.8%±5.5 MA: 51.8% |
52.4%±3.8Lowest 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% MA: 10% |
16.9%Highest MA: 10% |
2.5%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.8% MA: 62.5% |
43.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
84%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 11 yrs newer than MA |
1953Lowest 11 yrs older than MA |
1979Highest 15 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 11% below MA |
28 minHighest 4% below MA |
26 min 10% below MA |
| Work from home | 14.9%±3.1 MA: 18.6% |
10.6%±1.3Lowest MA: 18.6% |
19.7%±6Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Sagamore 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 | #255 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Bourne · Upper Cape Cod Regional Vocational Technical | Lowell | — |
| High school in town | Upper Cape Cod Vocational Technical | Lowell High | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.8Lowest |
14.8Highest |
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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.