Compare towns
Monument Beach vs Bourne vs Buckland
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
Bordering Monument BeachPocasset
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Monument Beach has the youngest population (median age 46.9).
Bourne has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.6%).
Buckland has the most affordable homes ($321k median).
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 | Monument Beach | Bourne | Buckland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,277Highest |
1,806Lowest |
2,036 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.2% MA: +7.4% |
+5.6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-4.5%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46.9±6.7Lowest 17% above MA |
61.2±3.5Highest 53% above MA |
49.5±5.4 24% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 17.6%±7.4Highest MA: 19.4% |
6.1%±5.9Lowest MA: 19.4% |
17.2%±3.9 MA: 19.4% |
| Monument Beach and Buckland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 32.4%±3.6 MA: 17.9% |
38.6%±8.8Highest MA: 17.9% |
26.4%±4.1Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Bourne and Monument Beach are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 45.7% MA: 47.3% |
58.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
43.9%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±5Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.5%±7 MA: 7.9% |
2.6%±1.2Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Monument Beach and Bourne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $77,167±$14kLowest 26% below MA |
$97,847±$32kHighest 6% below MA |
$82,877±$6k 20% below MA |
| Bourne and Buckland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $559,900±$66k about the MA average |
$735,500±$156kHighest 31% above MA |
$321,400±$25kLowest 43% below MA |
| Bourne and Monument Beach are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,704±$162Highest 3% below MA |
— | $1,111±$213Lowest 37% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,440 26% below MA |
$3,835Lowest 36% below MA |
$4,761Highest 21% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 100%±98.6Highest MA: 51.8% |
33.6%±20.7Lowest MA: 51.8% |
58%±20.9 MA: 51.8% |
| Monument Beach and Buckland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.2%Lowest MA: 10% |
12.3% MA: 10% |
13%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76.4% MA: 62.5% |
81.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
74.6%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 18 yrs newer than MA |
1967 3 yrs newer than MA |
1950Lowest 14 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 8% below MA |
22 minLowest 24% below MA |
31 minHighest 5% above MA |
| Work from home | 5.4%±4Lowest MA: 18.6% |
19.3%±20.2Highest MA: 18.6% |
14.1%±5.6 MA: 18.6% |
| Bourne and Buckland 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 | — | — | Mohawk Trail |
| High school in town | — | — | Mohawk Trail Regional School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 9.5 |
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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.