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Edgartown vs Bourne vs Oak Bluffs
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
Bordering EdgartownWest Tisbury
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Edgartown has the most people working from home (25.6%).
Bourne has the most affordable homes ($576k median).
Oak Bluffs has the most kids (24.5% under 18).
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 | Edgartown | Bourne | Oak Bluffs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,278Lowest |
20,323Highest |
5,407 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +27.1%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+3.5%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+18% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 51.9±8.6 30% above MA |
52±1.8Highest 30% above MA |
43.6±6.1Lowest 9% above MA |
| Bourne and Edgartown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 10%±3.6Lowest MA: 19.4% |
14.7%±2.3 MA: 19.4% |
24.5%±7Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 29.7%±8.9 MA: 17.9% |
29.8%±3.1Highest MA: 17.9% |
21.4%±7.1Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Bourne and Edgartown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 56.3%Highest MA: 47.3% |
46%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
47.8% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±3.2 MA: 7.9% |
6.6%±1.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
1%±1.4Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Bourne and Edgartown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $125,236±$33k 20% above MA |
$91,058±$7kLowest 12% below MA |
$145,196±$37kHighest 40% above MA |
| Oak Bluffs and Edgartown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $1,199,300±$262kHighest 113% above MA |
$575,600±$28kLowest about the MA average |
$923,100±$132k 64% above MA |
| Edgartown and Oak Bluffs are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,796±$470Highest about the MA average |
$1,379±$300 22% below MA |
$1,099±$666Lowest 38% below MA |
| Edgartown and Bourne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,641Highest 6% below MA |
$4,485Lowest 25% below MA |
$4,845 19% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 30%±35.6Lowest MA: 51.8% |
62.8%±5.5Highest MA: 51.8% |
36.6%±34.8 MA: 51.8% |
| Bourne and Oak Bluffs are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.7% MA: 10% |
6.2%Highest MA: 10% |
2.2%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87%Highest MA: 62.5% |
75.8%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
76.4% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 20 yrs newer than MA |
1975Lowest 11 yrs newer than MA |
1978 14 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 12 minLowest 60% below MA |
26 minHighest 11% below MA |
13 min 54% below MA |
| Work from home | 25.6%±15.2Highest MA: 18.6% |
14.9%±3.1 MA: 18.6% |
8.5%±6.3Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Edgartown 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 | #242 of 282 in MA | #206 of 282 in MA | #111 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Edgartown | Bourne · Upper Cape Cod Regional Vocational Technical | Oak Bluffs · Martha's Vineyard |
| High school in town | None in town | Upper Cape Cod Vocational Technical | Martha's Vineyard Regional High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.8Highest |
8.5Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | 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.