Compare towns
Bourne vs Mashpee vs Mendon vs Kingston
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).
Mashpee has the oldest population (median age 55.9).
Mendon has the most kids (22.8% under 18).
Kingston has the most people working from home (19.5%).
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 | Mashpee | Mendon | Kingston |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 20,323Highest |
15,384 |
6,325Lowest |
14,027 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.5%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+7.5% MA: +7.4% |
+6.7% MA: +7.4% |
+8.5%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 52±1.8 30% above MA |
55.9±1.8Highest 40% above MA |
44.1±4.4Lowest 10% above MA |
46.5±3.9 16% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 14.7%±2.3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
14.7%±2.3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
22.8%±6.2Highest MA: 19.4% |
19.9%±3.2 MA: 19.4% |
| Mendon and Kingston 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% |
33.1%±2.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
14.7%±3.4Lowest MA: 17.9% |
22.8%±3.7 MA: 17.9% |
| Mashpee 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% MA: 47.3% |
44.3%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
46.9% MA: 47.3% |
48.2%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.6%±1.6 MA: 7.9% |
4.5%±1.4 MA: 7.9% |
6.8%±2.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.7%±1.1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Mendon and Bourne 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 |
$95,299±$13k 8% below MA |
$132,256±$33kHighest 27% above MA |
$119,876±$13k 15% above MA |
| Mendon 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±$28k about the MA average |
$562,200±$29kLowest about the MA average |
$616,000±$37kHighest 10% above MA |
$610,600±$30k 9% above MA |
| Mendon and Kingston 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 |
$1,776±$330 about the MA average |
$1,840±$196Highest 4% above MA |
$1,159±$244Lowest 34% below MA |
| Mendon and Mashpee 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 |
$3,762Lowest 37% below MA |
$7,213 20% above MA |
$7,650Highest 28% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.8%±5.5 MA: 51.8% |
44.7%±14.5 MA: 51.8% |
78.7%±26Highest MA: 51.8% |
35.9%±13Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Mendon 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% |
5.5% MA: 10% |
7.1%Highest MA: 10% |
3.1%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.8%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
81.9% MA: 62.5% |
86.9%Highest MA: 62.5% |
81.2% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 11 yrs newer than MA |
1988Highest 24 yrs newer than MA |
1985 21 yrs newer than MA |
1982 18 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 11% below MA |
27 min 6% below MA |
30 min 4% above MA |
35 minHighest 20% above MA |
| Work from home | 14.9%±3.1 MA: 18.6% |
14.5%±3Lowest MA: 18.6% |
15.1%±5.7 MA: 18.6% |
19.5%±4.9Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Kingston and Mendon 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 | #100 of 282 in MA | #210 of 282 in MA | #99 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Bourne · Upper Cape Cod Regional Vocational Technical | Mashpee | Mendon-Upton | Kingston · Silver Lake |
| High school in town | Upper Cape Cod Vocational Technical | Mashpee Middle-High School | None in town | Silver Lake Regional High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.8 |
9.6Lowest |
— | 12.0Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.