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Holbrook vs Bourne vs Avon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Holbrook has the most homeowners (84%).
Bourne has the most people working from home (14.9%).
Avon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.7%).
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 | Holbrook | Bourne | Avon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 11,380 |
20,323Highest |
4,774Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.7% MA: +7.4% |
+3.5%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+9.7%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.8±3.2 7% above MA |
52±1.8Highest 30% above MA |
37.5±4Lowest 6% below MA |
| Kids under 18 | 21.2%±4.4 MA: 19.4% |
14.7%±2.3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
21.6%±4.6Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Avon and Holbrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.1%±3.2 MA: 17.9% |
29.8%±3.1Highest MA: 17.9% |
17.6%±4.7Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.6% MA: 47.3% |
46%Highest MA: 47.3% |
30.6%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±2.1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
6.6%±1.6 MA: 7.9% |
7.6%±2.7Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Avon and Bourne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $115,210±$14k 11% above MA |
$91,058±$7kLowest 12% below MA |
$130,625±$33kHighest 26% above MA |
| Avon and Holbrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $465,400±$21kLowest 17% below MA |
$575,600±$28kHighest about the MA average |
$509,600±$62k 9% below MA |
| Bourne and Avon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,094±$423Lowest 38% below MA |
$1,379±$300 22% below MA |
$1,558±$265Highest 12% below MA |
| Avon and Bourne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,105 about the MA average |
$4,485Lowest 25% below MA |
$6,627Highest 11% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.8%±18.7Lowest MA: 51.8% |
62.8%±5.5Highest MA: 51.8% |
53.3%±24.4 MA: 51.8% |
| Bourne and Avon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.7%Highest MA: 10% |
6.2% MA: 10% |
4.6%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84%Highest MA: 62.5% |
75.8% MA: 62.5% |
75.7%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1957 7 yrs older than MA |
1975Highest 11 yrs newer than MA |
1954Lowest 10 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 38 minHighest 30% above MA |
26 minLowest 11% below MA |
28 min 5% below MA |
| Work from home | 12.1%±3.3 MA: 18.6% |
14.9%±3.1Highest MA: 18.6% |
10.3%±3.9Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Bourne and Holbrook 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 | #234 of 282 in MA | #206 of 282 in MA | #212 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Holbrook | Bourne · Upper Cape Cod Regional Vocational Technical | Avon |
| High school in town | Holbrook Middle High School | Upper Cape Cod Vocational Technical | Avon Middle High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.3Highest |
9.8 |
9.4Lowest |
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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.