Compare towns
Bourne vs Salisbury vs Windsor
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 expensive homes ($576k median).
Salisbury has grown the fastest since 2010 (+11.5%).
Windsor has the most homeowners (96.2%).
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 | Salisbury | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 20,323Highest |
9,281 |
1,065Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.5% MA: +7.4% |
+11.5%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-7.6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 52±1.8Highest 30% above MA |
51.3±3.5 28% above MA |
44.8±6.4Lowest 12% above MA |
| Bourne and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.7%±2.3 MA: 19.4% |
13.1%±2.9Lowest MA: 19.4% |
15.8%±5.1Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Windsor 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% |
25.5%±3.5 MA: 17.9% |
18.6%±4.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Bourne and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 46%Highest MA: 47.3% |
43.8% MA: 47.3% |
41.5%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.6%±1.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.9%±1.7 MA: 7.9% |
2.7%±1.7Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Bourne and Salisbury 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 |
$93,361±$6k 10% below MA |
$115,563±$10kHighest 11% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $575,600±$28kHighest about the MA average |
$478,700±$27k 15% below MA |
$389,700±$32kLowest 31% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,379±$300Lowest 22% below MA |
$1,691±$411Highest 4% below MA |
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| Salisbury and Bourne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,485 25% below MA |
$4,604Highest 23% below MA |
$3,867Lowest 35% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.8%±5.5Highest MA: 51.8% |
61.9%±11.5 MA: 51.8% |
0%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Bourne and Salisbury 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% MA: 10% |
3.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.8% MA: 62.5% |
71.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
96.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 11 yrs newer than MA |
1980Highest 16 yrs newer than MA |
1970Lowest 6 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 11% below MA |
28 min 5% below MA |
37 minHighest 27% above MA |
| Work from home | 14.9%±3.1Lowest MA: 18.6% |
19.8%±5.8 MA: 18.6% |
21.2%±5.8Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Windsor and Salisbury 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 | #240 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Bourne · Upper Cape Cod Regional Vocational Technical | Triton | — |
| High school in town | Upper Cape Cod Vocational Technical | None in town | — |
| 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.