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Edgartown vs Bourne vs West Tisbury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
Bordering EdgartownOak Bluffs
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Edgartown has the shortest commute (12 min average).
Bourne has the most affordable homes ($576k median).
West Tisbury has the highest household income ($183k).
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 | West Tisbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,278 |
20,323Highest |
3,080Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +27.1% MA: +7.4% |
+3.5%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+29.7%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 51.9±8.6Lowest 30% above MA |
52±1.8 30% above MA |
54.8±5.4Highest 37% above MA |
| West Tisbury and Bourne 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% |
14.9%±6.7Highest MA: 19.4% |
| West Tisbury and Bourne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29.7%±8.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
29.8%±3.1 MA: 17.9% |
30.2%±7.5Highest MA: 17.9% |
| West Tisbury and Bourne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 56.3% MA: 47.3% |
46%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
58.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±3.2Lowest MA: 7.9% |
6.6%±1.6 MA: 7.9% |
6.8%±4.4Highest MA: 7.9% |
| West Tisbury and Bourne 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 |
$182,750±$73kHighest 76% above MA |
| West Tisbury 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±$262k 113% above MA |
$575,600±$28kLowest about the MA average |
$1,302,100±$187kHighest 132% above MA |
| West Tisbury and Edgartown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,796±$470 about the MA average |
$1,379±$300Lowest 22% below MA |
$2,350±$519Highest 33% above MA |
| West Tisbury and Edgartown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,641 6% below MA |
$4,485Lowest 25% below MA |
$6,497Highest 8% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 30%±35.6 MA: 51.8% |
62.8%±5.5Highest MA: 51.8% |
26%±43.2Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Bourne and Edgartown 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% |
3.6%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87% MA: 62.5% |
75.8%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
92.1%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984 20 yrs newer than MA |
1975Lowest 11 yrs newer than MA |
1985Highest 21 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 12 minLowest 60% below MA |
26 minHighest 11% below MA |
17 min 43% below MA |
| Work from home | 25.6%±15.2 MA: 18.6% |
14.9%±3.1Lowest MA: 18.6% |
32.3%±20.9Highest MA: 18.6% |
| West Tisbury and Edgartown 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 | #181 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Edgartown | Bourne · Upper Cape Cod Regional Vocational Technical | Up-Island Regional |
| High school in town | None in town | Upper Cape Cod Vocational Technical | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.8 |
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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.