What stands out worked out from the figures below

Georgetown has the highest household income ($152k).

Bourne has the shortest commute (26 min average).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Georgetown	Bourne
People
Population	8,474Lowest	20,323Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	+3.5% MA: +7.4%	+3.5% MA: +7.4%
Median age	42.8±3.5Lowest 7% above MA	52±1.8Highest 30% above MA
Kids under 18	23.5%±3.5Highest MA: 19.4%	14.7%±2.3Lowest MA: 19.4%
Age 65+	18.5%±2.9Lowest MA: 17.9%	29.8%±3.1Highest MA: 17.9%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	56.1%Highest MA: 47.3%	46%Lowest MA: 47.3%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	3.7%±1.6Lowest MA: 7.9%	6.6%±1.6Highest MA: 7.9%
	Bourne and Georgetown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$151,595±$23kHighest 46% above MA	$91,058±$7kLowest 12% below MA
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$651,200±$23kHighest 16% above MA	$575,600±$28kLowest about the MA average
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$2,223±$506Highest 26% above MA	$1,379±$300Lowest 22% below MA
Property taxmedian, yearly	$7,272Highest 21% above MA	$4,485Lowest 25% below MA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	53.7%±22.5Lowest MA: 51.8%	62.8%±5.5Highest MA: 51.8%
	Bourne and Georgetown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	3.8%Lowest MA: 10%	6.2%Highest MA: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	84%Highest MA: 62.5%	75.8%Lowest MA: 62.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1974Lowest 10 yrs newer than MA	1975Highest 11 yrs newer than MA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	34 minHighest 15% above MA	26 minLowest 11% below MA
Work from home	20.2%±3.8Highest MA: 18.6%	14.9%±3.1Lowest MA: 18.6%
	Georgetown 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	#140 of 282 in MA	#206 of 282 in MA
School district	Georgetown	Bourne · Upper Cape Cod Regional Vocational Technical
High school in town	Georgetown High School	Upper Cape Cod Vocational Technical
Students per teacherat that high school	9.3Lowest	9.8Highest
On TownTapestry
Old photos in History	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.