Compare towns
Bourne vs Northfield 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 most renters (24.2% rent).
Northfield has the most affordable homes ($376k median).
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 | Northfield | Sagamore |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 20,323Highest |
2,872Lowest |
4,072 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.5% MA: +7.4% |
-5.5%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+6.3%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 52±1.8Highest 30% above MA |
48.9±4.2 22% above MA |
47.9±5.8Lowest 20% above MA |
| Bourne and Northfield 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% |
14.8%±4.1 MA: 19.4% |
20%±5.3Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Sagamore and Northfield 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% |
25.5%±5.1 MA: 17.9% |
21.1%±4.5Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Bourne and Northfield 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% |
42.4%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
48.9%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.6%±1.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.4%±3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5%±3.7 MA: 7.9% |
| 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 12% below MA |
$103,375±$10k about the MA average |
$108,315±$38kHighest 4% above MA |
| Sagamore and Northfield 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 |
$375,800±$31kLowest 33% 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±$300 22% below MA |
$1,142±$200Lowest 35% below MA |
$2,123±$330Highest 20% above MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,485Lowest 25% below MA |
$4,594 23% below MA |
$4,796Highest 20% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.8%±5.5 MA: 51.8% |
49.2%±25.9Lowest 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% |
6.8%Highest MA: 10% |
2.5%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.8%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
85.1%Highest MA: 62.5% |
84% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 11 yrs newer than MA |
1962Lowest 2 yrs older than MA |
1979Highest 15 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 11% below MA |
31 minHighest 8% above MA |
26 min 10% below MA |
| Work from home | 14.9%±3.1Lowest MA: 18.6% |
16.5%±10.3 MA: 18.6% |
19.7%±6Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Sagamore and Northfield 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 | #231 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Bourne · Upper Cape Cod Regional Vocational Technical | Pioneer Valley | — |
| High school in town | Upper Cape Cod Vocational Technical | Pioneer Valley Regional | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.8Lowest |
10.7Highest |
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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.