What stands out worked out from the figures below

Bourne has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.5%).

Southwick has the highest household income ($120k).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Bourne	Southwick
People
Population	20,323Highest	9,217Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	+3.5%Highest MA: +7.4%	-2.8%Lowest MA: +7.4%
Median age	52±1.8Highest 30% above MA	46.8±1.8Lowest 17% above MA
Kids under 18	14.7%±2.3Lowest MA: 19.4%	18.2%±3Highest MA: 19.4%
	Southwick 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%	21%±3.4Lowest MA: 17.9%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	46%Highest MA: 47.3%	35.1%Lowest MA: 47.3%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	6.6%±1.6Highest MA: 7.9%	4.5%±1.7Lowest MA: 7.9%
	Bourne and Southwick 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	$120,462±$16kHighest 16% above MA
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$575,600±$28kHighest about the MA average	$397,500±$27kLowest 29% below MA
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,379±$300Highest 22% below MA	$1,332±$72Lowest 24% below MA
	Bourne and Southwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$4,485Lowest 25% below MA	$5,331Highest 11% below MA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	62.8%±5.5Highest MA: 51.8%	51%±10Lowest MA: 51.8%
	Bourne and Southwick 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%	4%Lowest MA: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	75.8%Lowest MA: 62.5%	83.4%Highest MA: 62.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1975Lowest 11 yrs newer than MA	1978Highest 14 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%±3.1Lowest MA: 18.6%	16.2%±5.1Highest MA: 18.6%
	Southwick 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	#211 of 282 in MA
School district	Bourne · Upper Cape Cod Regional Vocational Technical	Southwick-Tolland-Granville Regional School District
High school in town	Upper Cape Cod Vocational Technical	Southwick Regional School
Students per teacherat that high school	9.8Lowest	11.0Highest
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Old photos in History	None yet	None yet

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.