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Bourne vs Thomaston vs Yarmouth
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%).
Thomaston has the most affordable homes ($283k median).
Yarmouth has the shortest commute (24 min average).
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 | Thomaston | Yarmouth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 20,323 |
7,492Lowest |
25,224Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | +5.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 52±1.8 34% above U.S. |
41.5±7.7Lowest 7% above U.S. |
54.6±3.1Highest 40% above U.S. |
| Yarmouth and Bourne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.7%±2.3 U.S.: 22% |
20.5%±5.2Highest U.S.: 22% |
13.7%±2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Thomaston 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% |
18.6%±3.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
35%±2.7Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Yarmouth 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% |
34%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
41.2% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.6%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.5%±2.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.4%±1.5Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Bourne and Thomaston 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. |
$103,218±$15kHighest 28% above U.S. |
$86,039±$6kLowest 7% above U.S. |
| Thomaston 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. |
$282,600±$23kLowest 15% below U.S. |
$551,800±$25k 66% above U.S. |
| Bourne and Yarmouth 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 |
$1,037±$147Lowest 27% below U.S. |
$1,721±$200Highest 22% above U.S. |
| Yarmouth and Bourne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,485 44% above U.S. |
$5,915Highest 90% above U.S. |
$3,975Lowest 27% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.8%±5.5 U.S.: 51.1% |
57.9%±22Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
75.2%±8.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Yarmouth and Bourne 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% |
2.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
9.5%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
77.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
82.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Highest 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1961Lowest 19 yrs older than U.S. |
1974 6 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min about the U.S. average |
27 minHighest about the U.S. average |
24 minLowest 9% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 14.9%±3.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
7.6%±3.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
9.5%±2.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #206 of 282 in MA | #106 of 149 in CT | #223 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Bourne · Upper Cape Cod Regional Vocational Technical | Thomaston School District | Dennis-Yarmouth |
| High school in town | Upper Cape Cod Vocational Technical | Thomaston High School | Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.8Lowest |
10.7 |
11.6Highest |
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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.