Compare towns
Bourne vs Windsor 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 renters (24.2% rent).
Windsor has the most people working from home (21.2%).
Yarmouth has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.2%).
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 | Windsor | Yarmouth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 20,323 |
1,065Lowest |
25,224Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.5% MA: +7.4% |
-7.6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+5.2%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 52±1.8 30% above MA |
44.8±6.4Lowest 12% above MA |
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% |
15.8%±5.1Highest MA: 19.4% |
13.7%±2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Windsor 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% |
18.6%±4.9Lowest 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% |
41.5% MA: 47.3% |
41.2%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.6%±1.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.7%±1.7Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.4%±1.5 MA: 7.9% |
| Bourne and Yarmouth 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 |
$115,563±$10kHighest 11% above MA |
$86,039±$6kLowest 17% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $575,600±$28kHighest about the MA average |
$389,700±$32kLowest 31% 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±$300Lowest 22% 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 |
$3,867Lowest 35% below MA |
$3,975 34% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.8%±5.5 MA: 51.8% |
0%±100Lowest 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% MA: 10% |
3.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
9.5%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.8%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
96.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
82.3% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Highest 11 yrs newer than MA |
1970Lowest 6 yrs newer than MA |
1974 10 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 11% below MA |
37 minHighest 27% above MA |
24 minLowest 18% below MA |
| Work from home | 14.9%±3.1 MA: 18.6% |
21.2%±5.8Highest MA: 18.6% |
9.5%±2.2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Windsor 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 | — | #223 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Bourne · Upper Cape Cod Regional Vocational Technical | — | Dennis-Yarmouth |
| High school in town | Upper Cape Cod Vocational Technical | — | Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.8Lowest |
— | 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.