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Sunderland vs Bourne vs Leverett
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Sunderland has the most renters (58% rent).
Bourne has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.5%).
Leverett has the most people working from home (28.5%).
Sunderland is a college town. 25.5% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Sunderland | Bourne | Leverett |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,641 |
20,323Highest |
1,608Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+3.5%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+0.8% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 35.1±1.9Lowest 12% below MA |
52±1.8 30% above MA |
56±6.4Highest 40% above MA |
| Leverett and Bourne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 9%±3.3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
14.7%±2.3Highest MA: 19.4% |
13.7%±2.4 MA: 19.4% |
| Bourne and Leverett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.4%±4.1Lowest MA: 17.9% |
29.8%±3.1 MA: 17.9% |
34.8%±4.4Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Leverett and Bourne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 62.8% MA: 47.3% |
46%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
67.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 25.5%±9.4Highest MA: 7.9% |
6.6%±1.6 MA: 7.9% |
2.1%±1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $68,083±$3kLowest 35% below MA |
$91,058±$7k 12% below MA |
$104,688±$18kHighest about the MA average |
| Leverett and Bourne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $458,100±$52k 19% below MA |
$575,600±$28kHighest about the MA average |
$435,500±$35kLowest 23% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,672±$151Highest 5% below MA |
$1,379±$300Lowest 22% below MA |
$1,389±$135 21% below MA |
| Sunderland and Leverett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,611 6% below MA |
$4,485Lowest 25% below MA |
$6,779Highest 13% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 72.1%±12.5 MA: 51.8% |
62.8%±5.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
73.3%±6.3Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Leverett and Sunderland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.3%Highest MA: 10% |
6.2%Lowest MA: 10% |
10% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 42%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
75.8% MA: 62.5% |
87.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 15 yrs newer than MA |
1975 11 yrs newer than MA |
1973Lowest 9 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 41% below MA |
26 min 11% below MA |
27 minHighest 9% below MA |
| Work from home | 16.6%±4.7 MA: 18.6% |
14.9%±3.1Lowest MA: 18.6% |
28.5%±5Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #220 of 282 in MA | #206 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Sunderland | Bourne · Upper Cape Cod Regional Vocational Technical | Leverett |
| High school in town | None 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.