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Bourne vs Sandwich 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 renters (24.2% rent).
Sandwich has the most kids (17.3% under 18).
Suffield has the most affordable homes ($408k 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 | Sandwich | Suffield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 20,323 |
20,522Highest |
15,702Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 52±1.8Highest 34% above U.S. |
51.8±1.8 33% above U.S. |
44.5±1.7Lowest 14% above U.S. |
| Bourne and Sandwich 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% |
17.3%±2Highest U.S.: 22% |
16.2%±2 U.S.: 22% |
| Sandwich 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% |
27.4%±3.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
18.4%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bourne and Sandwich are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 46% U.S.: 35.7% |
51.7%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% |
3.7%±1Lowest 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. |
$122,486±$12kHighest 52% above U.S. |
$119,472±$13k 48% above U.S. |
| Sandwich 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±$28k 73% above U.S. |
$601,400±$26kHighest 81% above U.S. |
$407,500±$26kLowest 22% above U.S. |
| Sandwich and Bourne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,379±$300Lowest about the U.S. average |
$1,751±$121Highest 24% above U.S. |
$1,424±$141 about the U.S. average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,485Lowest 44% above U.S. |
$6,483Highest 108% above U.S. |
$6,456 107% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.8%±5.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
31.9%±13.7Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
51%±4.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Below poverty line | 6.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.6%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
89.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
86.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1982Highest 2 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 |
28 minHighest 4% above U.S. |
26 minLowest 3% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 14.9%±3.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
14.5%±2.8Lowest 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 | #77 of 282 in MA | #57 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Bourne · Upper Cape Cod Regional Vocational Technical | Sandwich | Suffield School District |
| High school in town | Upper Cape Cod Vocational Technical | Sandwich Middle High School | Suffield High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.8Lowest |
10.7 |
10.9Highest |
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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.