Compare towns
Bourne vs Oxford vs Suffield
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 expensive homes ($576k median).
Oxford has the most kids (21.3% under 18).
Suffield has the most people working from home (18.4%).
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 | Oxford | Suffield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 20,323Highest |
12,991Lowest |
15,702 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
— | — |
| Median age | 52±1.8Highest 34% above U.S. |
45.2±5.7 16% above U.S. |
44.5±1.7Lowest 14% above U.S. |
| Bourne and Oxford 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% |
21.3%±4.7Highest U.S.: 22% |
16.2%±2 U.S.: 22% |
| Oxford and Suffield 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% |
22.9%±3.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
18.4%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 46% U.S.: 35.7% |
46.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
40.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.6%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.6%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.4%±1.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Bourne and Suffield 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. |
$128,953±$23kHighest 60% above U.S. |
$119,472±$13k 48% above U.S. |
| Oxford and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $575,600±$28kHighest 73% above U.S. |
$472,400±$20k 42% above U.S. |
$407,500±$26kLowest 22% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,379±$300Lowest about the U.S. average |
$1,415±$87 about the U.S. average |
$1,424±$141Highest about the U.S. average |
| Suffield and Oxford 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. |
$6,442 107% above U.S. |
$6,456Highest 107% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.8%±5.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
23.3%±15.8Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
51%±4.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Below poverty line | 6.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.6% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
90.4%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
86.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1986Highest 6 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 |
30 minHighest 14% above U.S. |
26 minLowest 3% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 14.9%±3.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
14.4%±3.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
18.4%±4.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Suffield 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 | #78 of 149 in CT | #57 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Bourne · Upper Cape Cod Regional Vocational Technical | Oxford School District | Suffield School District |
| High school in town | Upper Cape Cod Vocational Technical | Oxford High School | Suffield High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.8Lowest |
10.1 |
10.9Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.