Compare towns
Bourne vs Mashpee vs Salisbury
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).
Mashpee has the most homeowners (81.9%).
Salisbury has grown the fastest since 2010 (+15.6%).
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 | Salisbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 20,323Highest |
15,384 |
5,656Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.5%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+7.5% MA: +7.4% |
+15.6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 52±1.8 30% above MA |
55.9±1.8Highest 40% above MA |
51±6.9Lowest 28% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 14.7%±2.3Highest MA: 19.4% |
14.7%±2.3Highest MA: 19.4% |
12.3%±3.4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 29.8%±3.1 MA: 17.9% |
33.1%±2.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
29.1%±3.2Lowest 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% |
50.6%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.6%±1.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.5%±1.4Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.1%±2.5 MA: 7.9% |
| Bourne and Salisbury 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±$13kHighest 8% below MA |
$92,469±$7k 11% below MA |
| Mashpee and Salisbury 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 |
$562,200±$29k about the MA average |
$465,900±$31kLowest 17% below MA |
| Bourne and Mashpee 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 |
$1,776±$330Highest about the MA average |
$1,770±$444 about the MA average |
| Mashpee and Salisbury 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 |
$4,561Highest 24% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.8%±5.5Highest MA: 51.8% |
44.7%±14.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
59.8%±11.2 MA: 51.8% |
| Bourne and Salisbury 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% |
5.5%Lowest MA: 10% |
5.6% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.8% MA: 62.5% |
81.9%Highest MA: 62.5% |
65.5%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 11 yrs newer than MA |
1988Highest 24 yrs newer than MA |
1981 17 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 11% below MA |
27 min 6% below MA |
30 minHighest about the MA average |
| Work from home | 14.9%±3.1 MA: 18.6% |
14.5%±3Lowest MA: 18.6% |
19.7%±6.9Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Salisbury 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 | #100 of 282 in MA | #240 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Bourne · Upper Cape Cod Regional Vocational Technical | Mashpee | — |
| High school in town | Upper Cape Cod Vocational Technical | Mashpee Middle-High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.8Highest |
9.6Lowest |
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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.