Compare towns
Dalton vs Bourne vs Hinsdale
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Dalton has the most kids (20.6% under 18).
Bourne has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.5%).
Hinsdale has the youngest population (median age 43.8).
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 | Dalton | Bourne | Hinsdale |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,256 |
20,323Highest |
1,859Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.3%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+3.5%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-5.6% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 49.7±5.8 24% above MA |
52±1.8Highest 30% above MA |
43.8±10.1Lowest 9% above MA |
| Bourne and Dalton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.6%±4.7Highest MA: 19.4% |
14.7%±2.3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
15%±4.7 MA: 19.4% |
| Dalton and Hinsdale are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.9%±5.7 MA: 17.9% |
29.8%±3.1Highest MA: 17.9% |
22.3%±4.5Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Bourne and Dalton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.3% MA: 47.3% |
46%Highest MA: 47.3% |
24%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±1.6Lowest MA: 7.9% |
6.6%±1.6 MA: 7.9% |
8.1%±4.2Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Hinsdale and Bourne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $79,438±$8k 24% below MA |
$91,058±$7kHighest 12% below MA |
$77,845±$17kLowest 25% below MA |
| Bourne and Dalton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $295,700±$26k 47% below MA |
$575,600±$28kHighest about the MA average |
$267,600±$35kLowest 52% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $872±$70Lowest 51% below MA |
$1,379±$300Highest 22% below MA |
$1,109±$118 37% below MA |
| Bourne and Hinsdale are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,276 29% below MA |
$4,485Highest 25% below MA |
$3,065Lowest 49% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.2%±19 MA: 51.8% |
62.8%±5.5Highest MA: 51.8% |
38.3%±24.6Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Bourne and Dalton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.4%Highest MA: 10% |
6.2% MA: 10% |
3.1%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 70.7%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
75.8% MA: 62.5% |
78.8%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1957Lowest 7 yrs older than MA |
1975Highest 11 yrs newer than MA |
1958 6 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 24% below MA |
26 minHighest 11% below MA |
23 min 20% below MA |
| Work from home | 12.5%±7.1 MA: 18.6% |
14.9%±3.1Highest MA: 18.6% |
7.7%±4.1Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Bourne and Dalton 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 | #192 of 282 in MA | #206 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Central Berkshire | Bourne · Upper Cape Cod Regional Vocational Technical | Central Berkshire |
| High school in town | Wahconah Regional High | Upper Cape Cod Vocational Technical | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.9Highest |
9.8Lowest |
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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.