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Bourne vs North Hampton vs Sagamore
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bourne has the most renters (24.2% rent).
North Hampton has the highest household income ($146k).
Sagamore has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.3%).
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 | North Hampton | Sagamore |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 20,323Highest |
4,543 |
4,072Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+5.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 52±1.8Highest 34% above U.S. |
50.5±3.3 30% above U.S. |
47.9±5.8Lowest 23% above U.S. |
| Bourne and North Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.7%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19.2%±5.4 U.S.: 22% |
20%±5.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Sagamore and North Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29.8%±3.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
26%±4.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
21.1%±4.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bourne and North Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 46%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
54.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
48.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.6%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.5%±1.5Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5%±3.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Bourne and Sagamore 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 13% above U.S. |
$146,458±$29kHighest 81% above U.S. |
$108,315±$38k 34% above U.S. |
| North Hampton and Sagamore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $575,600±$28kLowest 73% above U.S. |
$670,400±$61kHighest 102% above U.S. |
$575,700±$56k 73% above U.S. |
| North Hampton and Sagamore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,379±$300Lowest about the U.S. average |
$1,805±$106 28% above U.S. |
$2,123±$330Highest 50% above U.S. |
| Sagamore and North Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,485Lowest 44% above U.S. |
$8,529Highest 173% above U.S. |
$4,796 54% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.8%±5.5 U.S.: 51.1% |
23.5%±21Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
68.1%±73.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| 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%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
2.9% U.S.: 12.5% |
2.5%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
91.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
84% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1984Highest 4 yrs newer than U.S. |
1979 1 yr older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min about the U.S. average |
25 minLowest 7% below U.S. |
26 minHighest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 14.9%±3.1Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
25.9%±6.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
19.7%±6 U.S.: 15.1% |
| North Hampton and Sagamore 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 | #12 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Bourne · Upper Cape Cod Regional Vocational Technical | North Hampton School District | — |
| High school in town | Upper Cape Cod Vocational Technical | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.8 |
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U.S. 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.