Compare towns
Bourne vs Wareham vs Wrentham
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 renters (24.2% rent).
Wareham has the most affordable homes ($425k median).
Wrentham has the highest household income ($152k).
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 | Wareham | Wrentham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 20,323 |
23,302Highest |
12,297Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.5%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+6.8% MA: +7.4% |
+11.2%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 52±1.8 30% above MA |
52.1±3.1Highest 30% above MA |
46.8±3.2Lowest 17% above MA |
| Wareham 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 MA: 19.4% |
13.1%±2.4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
19.8%±2.4Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 29.8%±3.1Highest MA: 17.9% |
26.2%±3.9 MA: 17.9% |
21.7%±2.5Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Bourne and Wareham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 46% MA: 47.3% |
27.1%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
55.1%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.6%±1.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
5.6%±1.5 MA: 7.9% |
5.2%±1.4Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Bourne and Wareham 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 |
$90,383±$11kLowest 13% below MA |
$151,676±$17kHighest 46% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $575,600±$28k about the MA average |
$424,500±$21kLowest 24% below MA |
$654,900±$26kHighest 17% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,379±$300 22% below MA |
$1,504±$180Highest 15% below MA |
$1,184±$628Lowest 33% below MA |
| Wareham 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 |
$4,341Lowest 28% below MA |
$7,373Highest 23% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.8%±5.5Highest MA: 51.8% |
51.4%±23.3 MA: 51.8% |
40.6%±15.4Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Bourne and Wareham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.2%Lowest MA: 10% |
6.7% MA: 10% |
6.9%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.8%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
83.5%Highest MA: 62.5% |
82% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 11 yrs newer than MA |
1958Lowest 6 yrs older than MA |
1984Highest 20 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 11% below MA |
28 min 5% below MA |
32 minHighest 11% above MA |
| Work from home | 14.9%±3.1 MA: 18.6% |
12.4%±3.6Lowest MA: 18.6% |
21.9%±4Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Wrentham 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 | #272 of 282 in MA | #49 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Bourne · Upper Cape Cod Regional Vocational Technical | Wareham | King Philip · Wrentham |
| High school in town | Upper Cape Cod Vocational Technical | Wareham Senior High | King Philip Regional High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.8 |
8.6Lowest |
13.5Highest |
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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.