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Florida vs Bourne vs Peru
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Florida has the most affordable homes ($247k median).
Bourne has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.6%).
Peru has the most kids (16.3% 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 | Florida | Bourne | Peru |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 668 |
1,806Highest |
630Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.7%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+5.6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-3.9% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 56.1±4.4 40% above MA |
61.2±3.5Highest 53% above MA |
52.6±4.8Lowest 32% above MA |
| Bourne and Florida are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 11.5%±3.1 MA: 19.4% |
6.1%±5.9Lowest MA: 19.4% |
16.3%±3.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Peru and Florida are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 30.1%±4.6 MA: 17.9% |
38.6%±8.8Highest MA: 17.9% |
29.7%±6.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Bourne and Florida are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.3%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
58.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
28% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±2.6 MA: 7.9% |
4.5%±7Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.2%±2Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Bourne and Florida are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $86,875±$17kLowest 16% below MA |
$97,847±$32kHighest 6% below MA |
$90,750±$18k 13% below MA |
| Bourne and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $246,800±$19kLowest 56% below MA |
$735,500±$156kHighest 31% above MA |
$267,400±$15k 52% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $867±$256 51% below MA |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,894Lowest 68% below MA |
$3,835Highest 36% below MA |
$3,805 36% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±100 MA: 51.8% |
33.6%±20.7Highest MA: 51.8% |
0%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Bourne and Florida are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.8% MA: 10% |
12.3%Highest MA: 10% |
3.2%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.3% MA: 62.5% |
81.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
98.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 14 yrs newer than MA |
1967Lowest 3 yrs newer than MA |
1983Highest 19 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 10% below MA |
22 minLowest 24% below MA |
31 minHighest 7% above MA |
| Work from home | 6.4%±2.6Lowest MA: 18.6% |
19.3%±20.2Highest MA: 18.6% |
10.3%±4.8 MA: 18.6% |
| Bourne and Peru 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 | — |
| School district | Florida | — | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — | — |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.