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Bourne vs Putnam vs Mashpee
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 people working from home (14.9%).
Putnam has the most affordable homes ($269k median).
Mashpee has the most homeowners (81.9%).
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 | Putnam | Mashpee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 20,323Highest |
9,292Lowest |
15,384 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | +7.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 52±1.8 34% above U.S. |
43.7±3Lowest 12% above U.S. |
55.9±1.8Highest 44% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 14.7%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
18.6%±3.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
14.7%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Putnam and Bourne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29.8%±3.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
18.5%±3.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
33.1%±2.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| 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%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
20%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
44.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.6%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.9%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.5%±1.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Bourne and Mashpee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $91,058±$7k 13% above U.S. |
$70,561±$7kLowest 13% below U.S. |
$95,299±$13kHighest 18% above U.S. |
| Mashpee 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 73% above U.S. |
$269,200±$11kLowest 19% below U.S. |
$562,200±$29k 69% above U.S. |
| 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±$300 about the U.S. average |
$1,149±$44Lowest 19% below U.S. |
$1,776±$330Highest 26% above U.S. |
| Mashpee and Bourne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,485Highest 44% above U.S. |
$3,860 24% above U.S. |
$3,762Lowest 21% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.8%±5.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
37.7%±11.6Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
44.7%±14.5 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Bourne and Mashpee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
11.5%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
5.5%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.8% U.S.: 65.2% |
59.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
81.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1961Lowest 19 yrs older than U.S. |
1988Highest 8 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min about the U.S. average |
25 minLowest 6% below U.S. |
27 minHighest 3% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 14.9%±3.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
9%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
14.5%±3 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Bourne and Mashpee 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 | #128 of 149 in CT | #100 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Bourne · Upper Cape Cod Regional Vocational Technical | Putnam School District | Mashpee |
| High school in town | Upper Cape Cod Vocational Technical | Putnam High School | Mashpee Middle-High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.8Highest |
9.5Lowest |
9.6 |
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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.