Compare towns
Bourne vs Webster vs Webster vs Kingston
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).
Webster has the most renters (54.5% rent).
Kingston 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.
| Measure | Bourne | Webster | Webster | Kingston |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 20,323Highest |
12,228Lowest |
17,748 |
14,027 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.5%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+6.9% MA: +7.4% |
+6% MA: +7.4% |
+8.5%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 52±1.8Highest 30% above MA |
37.2±2.1Lowest 7% below MA |
39.9±2.9 about the MA average |
46.5±3.9 16% above MA |
| Bourne and Kingston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 14.7%±2.3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
21.8%±3.6Highest MA: 19.4% |
19.6%±2.9 MA: 19.4% |
19.9%±3.2 MA: 19.4% |
| Webster and Kingston 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% |
15.7%±2.5Lowest MA: 17.9% |
19.6%±2.5 MA: 17.9% |
22.8%±3.7 MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 46% MA: 47.3% |
18.8%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
25.3% MA: 47.3% |
48.2%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.6%±1.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
6%±1.8 MA: 7.9% |
5.8%±1.6 MA: 7.9% |
2.7%±1.1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Bourne and Webster 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 |
$63,837±$8kLowest 39% below MA |
$72,895±$6k 30% below MA |
$119,876±$13kHighest 15% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $575,600±$28k about the MA average |
$333,100±$14kLowest 41% below MA |
$361,500±$12k 36% below MA |
$610,600±$30kHighest 9% above MA |
| Kingston and Bourne 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 |
$1,198±$85 32% below MA |
$1,228±$81 30% below MA |
$1,159±$244Lowest 34% below MA |
| Bourne and Webster 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 |
$3,234Lowest 46% below MA |
$3,999 33% below MA |
$7,650Highest 28% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.8%±5.5Highest MA: 51.8% |
46.1%±7.4 MA: 51.8% |
45.7%±6.7 MA: 51.8% |
35.9%±13Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Below poverty line | 6.2% MA: 10% |
16%Highest MA: 10% |
12.7% MA: 10% |
3.1%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.8% MA: 62.5% |
45.5%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
59.8% MA: 62.5% |
81.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 11 yrs newer than MA |
1954Lowest 10 yrs older than MA |
1962 2 yrs older than MA |
1982Highest 18 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 11% below MA |
28 min 5% below MA |
31 min 5% above MA |
35 minHighest 20% above MA |
| Work from home | 14.9%±3.1 MA: 18.6% |
7.1%±2.9Lowest MA: 18.6% |
8%±2.5 MA: 18.6% |
19.5%±4.9Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Kingston 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 | #271 of 282 in MA | #271 of 282 in MA | #99 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Bourne · Upper Cape Cod Regional Vocational Technical | — | Webster | Kingston · Silver Lake |
| High school in town | Upper Cape Cod Vocational Technical | — | Bartlett High School | Silver Lake Regional High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.8Lowest |
— | 11.6 |
12.0Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | 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.