Compare towns
Bourne vs Sutton vs Weweantic
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 oldest population (median age 52).
Sutton has the highest household income ($147k).
Weweantic has the most affordable homes ($421k 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 | Sutton | Weweantic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 20,323Highest |
9,452 |
1,452Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.5% MA: +7.4% |
+4.4%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+0.2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 52±1.8Highest 30% above MA |
44.3±2.5Lowest 11% above MA |
44.4±13.9 11% above MA |
| Bourne and Weweantic 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% |
19.6%±3.3Highest MA: 19.4% |
11.2%±7.9Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Sutton 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% |
18.8%±3.2 MA: 17.9% |
17.3%±6.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 46% MA: 47.3% |
52.8%Highest MA: 47.3% |
30.6%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.6%±1.6 MA: 7.9% |
3.9%±1.8Lowest MA: 7.9% |
10.1%±8.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Weweantic and Bourne 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 12% below MA |
$147,125±$25kHighest 42% above MA |
$62,481±$39kLowest 40% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $575,600±$28kHighest about the MA average |
$523,100±$47k 7% below MA |
$420,800±$42kLowest 25% below MA |
| Bourne and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,379±$300Highest 22% below MA |
$1,190±$401Lowest 32% below MA |
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| Bourne and Sutton 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 |
$6,763Highest 13% above MA |
$3,764Lowest 37% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.8%±5.5Highest MA: 51.8% |
47.5%±24.4 MA: 51.8% |
0%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Bourne and Sutton 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% |
5.8% MA: 10% |
0%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.8%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
89.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
88.7% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 11 yrs newer than MA |
1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
1973Lowest 9 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 11% below MA |
30 minHighest about the MA average |
22 minLowest 24% below MA |
| Work from home | 14.9%±3.1 MA: 18.6% |
22.7%±4.1Highest MA: 18.6% |
3.6%±3.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #206 of 282 in MA | #105 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Bourne · Upper Cape Cod Regional Vocational Technical | Sutton | — |
| High school in town | Upper Cape Cod Vocational Technical | Sutton High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.8Lowest |
12.6Highest |
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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.