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Sagamore vs Wareham vs Bourne vs Boylston
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Sagamore has the most kids (20% under 18).
Wareham has the most affordable homes ($425k median).
Bourne has the most renters (24.2% rent).
Boylston has grown the fastest since 2010 (+11.3%).
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 | Sagamore | Wareham | Bourne | Boylston |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 4,072Lowest |
23,302Highest |
20,323 |
4,948 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.3% MA: +7.4% |
+6.8% MA: +7.4% |
+3.5%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+11.3%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 47.9±5.8Lowest 20% above MA |
52.1±3.1Highest 30% above MA |
52±1.8 30% above MA |
48.2±2.3 21% above MA |
| Wareham and Bourne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 20%±5.3Highest MA: 19.4% |
13.1%±2.4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
14.7%±2.3 MA: 19.4% |
18%±3.6 MA: 19.4% |
| Sagamore and Boylston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 21.1%±4.5Lowest MA: 17.9% |
26.2%±3.9 MA: 17.9% |
29.8%±3.1Highest MA: 17.9% |
22%±4.1 MA: 17.9% |
| Bourne and Wareham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.9% MA: 47.3% |
27.1%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
46% MA: 47.3% |
54.9%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±3.7 MA: 7.9% |
5.6%±1.5 MA: 7.9% |
6.6%±1.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.6%±1.7Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Bourne and Wareham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $108,315±$38k 4% above MA |
$90,383±$11kLowest 13% below MA |
$91,058±$7k 12% below MA |
$140,962±$28kHighest 36% above MA |
| Boylston and Sagamore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $575,700±$56k about the MA average |
$424,500±$21kLowest 24% below MA |
$575,600±$28k about the MA average |
$578,600±$47kHighest about the MA average |
| Boylston and Sagamore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,123±$330Highest 20% above MA |
$1,504±$180 15% below MA |
$1,379±$300Lowest 22% below MA |
$2,032±$350 15% above MA |
| Sagamore and Boylston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,796 20% below MA |
$4,341Lowest 28% below MA |
$4,485 25% below MA |
$7,266Highest 21% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 68.1%±73.9Highest MA: 51.8% |
51.4%±23.3 MA: 51.8% |
62.8%±5.5 MA: 51.8% |
45.1%±16.7Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Sagamore and Bourne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 2.5%Lowest MA: 10% |
6.7%Highest MA: 10% |
6.2% MA: 10% |
6.4% MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84%Highest MA: 62.5% |
83.5% MA: 62.5% |
75.8%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
79.2% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 15 yrs newer than MA |
1958Lowest 6 yrs older than MA |
1975 11 yrs newer than MA |
1977 13 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 10% below MA |
28 minHighest 5% below MA |
26 minLowest 11% below MA |
27 min 8% below MA |
| Work from home | 19.7%±6 MA: 18.6% |
12.4%±3.6Lowest MA: 18.6% |
14.9%±3.1 MA: 18.6% |
22.7%±5.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Boylston and Sagamore 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 | — | #272 of 282 in MA | #206 of 282 in MA | #72 of 282 in MA |
| School district | — | Wareham | Bourne · Upper Cape Cod Regional Vocational Technical | Berlin-Boylston |
| High school in town | — | Wareham Senior High | Upper Cape Cod Vocational Technical | Tahanto Regional High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.6Lowest |
9.8 |
11.1Highest |
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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.