Compare towns
Bourne vs Webster vs Yarmouth
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 people working from home (14.9%).
Webster has the most affordable homes ($362k median).
Yarmouth has the most homeowners (82.3%).
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 | Yarmouth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 20,323 |
17,748Lowest |
25,224Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.5%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+5.2% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 52±1.8 30% above MA |
39.9±2.9Lowest about the MA average |
54.6±3.1Highest 37% above MA |
| 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 MA: 19.4% |
19.6%±2.9Highest MA: 19.4% |
13.7%±2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Webster 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 MA: 17.9% |
19.6%±2.5Lowest MA: 17.9% |
35%±2.7Highest MA: 17.9% |
| 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 MA: 47.3% |
25.3%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
41.2% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.6%±1.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
5.8%±1.6 MA: 7.9% |
4.4%±1.5Lowest 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±$7kHighest 12% below MA |
$72,895±$6kLowest 30% below MA |
$86,039±$6k 17% below MA |
| Bourne and Yarmouth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $575,600±$28kHighest about the MA average |
$361,500±$12kLowest 36% below MA |
$551,800±$25k about the MA average |
| 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 22% below MA |
$1,228±$81Lowest 30% below MA |
$1,721±$200Highest about the MA average |
| Yarmouth and Bourne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,485Highest 25% below MA |
$3,999 33% below MA |
$3,975Lowest 34% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.8%±5.5 MA: 51.8% |
45.7%±6.7Lowest MA: 51.8% |
75.2%±8.2Highest MA: 51.8% |
| 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%Lowest MA: 10% |
12.7%Highest MA: 10% |
9.5% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.8% MA: 62.5% |
59.8%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
82.3%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Highest 11 yrs newer than MA |
1962Lowest 2 yrs older than MA |
1974 10 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 11% below MA |
31 minHighest 5% above MA |
24 minLowest 18% below MA |
| Work from home | 14.9%±3.1Highest MA: 18.6% |
8%±2.5Lowest MA: 18.6% |
9.5%±2.2 MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #206 of 282 in MA | #271 of 282 in MA | #223 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Bourne · Upper Cape Cod Regional Vocational Technical | Webster | Dennis-Yarmouth |
| High school in town | Upper Cape Cod Vocational Technical | Bartlett High School | Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.8Lowest |
11.6Highest |
11.6Highest |
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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.