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Sturbridge vs Bourne vs Williamsburg
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Sturbridge has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.9%).
Bourne has the most expensive homes ($576k median).
Williamsburg has the most people working from home (26.5%).
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 | Sturbridge | Bourne | Williamsburg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,443Lowest |
20,323Highest |
2,694 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.9%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+3.5% MA: +7.4% |
+0.9%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 47.8±6.8Lowest 20% above MA |
52±1.8Highest 30% above MA |
50±2.4 25% above MA |
| Bourne and Williamsburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.7%±4.9Highest MA: 19.4% |
14.7%±2.3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
18.6%±4 MA: 19.4% |
| Sturbridge and Williamsburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.1%±7.8Lowest MA: 17.9% |
29.8%±3.1Highest MA: 17.9% |
22.7%±3.5 MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 55.8% MA: 47.3% |
46%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
60.6%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±3.8Lowest MA: 7.9% |
6.6%±1.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
6.2%±2.7 MA: 7.9% |
| Bourne and Williamsburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $131,568±$34kHighest 27% above MA |
$91,058±$7kLowest 12% below MA |
$104,792±$21k about the MA average |
| Sturbridge and Williamsburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $418,400±$29k 26% below MA |
$575,600±$28kHighest about the MA average |
$403,100±$37kLowest 28% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,009±$225Highest 14% above MA |
$1,379±$300Lowest 22% below MA |
$1,420±$228 19% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,410Highest 7% above MA |
$4,485Lowest 25% below MA |
$5,761 4% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 29.1%±19.9Lowest MA: 51.8% |
62.8%±5.5Highest MA: 51.8% |
61%±28 MA: 51.8% |
| Bourne and Williamsburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.2% MA: 10% |
6.2%Highest MA: 10% |
2.3%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.3%Highest MA: 62.5% |
75.8%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
82.2% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958 6 yrs older than MA |
1975Highest 11 yrs newer than MA |
1955Lowest 9 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 9% above MA |
26 min 11% below MA |
25 minLowest 13% below MA |
| Work from home | 14%±9.4Lowest MA: 18.6% |
14.9%±3.1 MA: 18.6% |
26.5%±6.7Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #89 of 282 in MA | #206 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | — | Bourne · Upper Cape Cod Regional Vocational Technical | Williamsburg |
| High school in town | — | Upper Cape Cod Vocational Technical | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.8 |
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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.