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Bourne vs Phillipston
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 people working from home (14.9%).
Phillipston has the most affordable homes ($372k median).
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 | Phillipston |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 20,323Highest |
1,895Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.5%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+2.6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 52±1.8Highest 30% above MA |
48.8±1.7Lowest 22% above MA |
| Bourne and Phillipston 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% |
17%±5Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Phillipston and Bourne 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% |
17.9%±1.3Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 46%Highest MA: 47.3% |
25.4%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.6%±1.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
4%±1.6Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Bourne and Phillipston 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 |
$94,692±$14kHighest 9% below MA |
| Phillipston and Bourne 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 |
$372,400±$27kLowest 34% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,379±$300Highest 22% below MA |
$1,375±$849Lowest 22% below MA |
| Bourne and Phillipston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,485Highest 25% below MA |
$3,914Lowest 35% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.8%±5.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
100%±100Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Phillipston 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 MA: 10% |
5.7%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.8%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
92.4%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 11 yrs newer than MA |
1984Highest 20 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 11% below MA |
29 minHighest about the MA average |
| Work from home | 14.9%±3.1Highest MA: 18.6% |
9.2%±3.7Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Bourne and Phillipston 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 | — |
| School district | Bourne · Upper Cape Cod Regional Vocational Technical | — |
| High school in town | Upper Cape Cod Vocational Technical | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.8 |
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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.