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Templeton vs Bourne vs Holbrook
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Templeton has the most affordable homes ($359k median).
Bourne has the most expensive homes ($576k median).
Holbrook has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.7%).
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 | Templeton | Bourne | Holbrook |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,252Lowest |
20,323Highest |
11,380 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.7%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+3.5% MA: +7.4% |
+5.7%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 40.3±5.1Lowest about the MA average |
52±1.8Highest 30% above MA |
42.8±3.2 7% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 22.9%±5.9Highest MA: 19.4% |
14.7%±2.3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
21.2%±4.4 MA: 19.4% |
| Templeton and Holbrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 14.7%±2.8Lowest MA: 17.9% |
29.8%±3.1Highest MA: 17.9% |
19.1%±3.2 MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.9%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
46%Highest MA: 47.3% |
34.6% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±1.6Lowest MA: 7.9% |
6.6%±1.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
5.1%±2.1 MA: 7.9% |
| Bourne and Holbrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $101,154±$15k about the MA average |
$91,058±$7kLowest 12% below MA |
$115,210±$14kHighest 11% above MA |
| Holbrook and Templeton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $358,500±$12kLowest 36% below MA |
$575,600±$28kHighest about the MA average |
$465,400±$21k 17% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,207±$353 31% below MA |
$1,379±$300Highest 22% below MA |
$1,094±$423Lowest 38% below MA |
| Bourne and Templeton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,554 24% below MA |
$4,485Lowest 25% below MA |
$6,105Highest about the MA average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.7%±26.1Lowest MA: 51.8% |
62.8%±5.5Highest MA: 51.8% |
47.8%±18.7 MA: 51.8% |
| Bourne and Holbrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.6%Highest MA: 10% |
6.2%Lowest MA: 10% |
7.7% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.3%Highest MA: 62.5% |
75.8%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
84% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972 8 yrs newer than MA |
1975Highest 11 yrs newer than MA |
1957Lowest 7 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 5% below MA |
26 minLowest 11% below MA |
38 minHighest 30% above MA |
| Work from home | 16.9%±5.1Highest MA: 18.6% |
14.9%±3.1 MA: 18.6% |
12.1%±3.3Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Templeton and Bourne 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 | #244 of 282 in MA | #206 of 282 in MA | #234 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Narragansett | Bourne · Upper Cape Cod Regional Vocational Technical | Holbrook |
| High school in town | Narragansett Regional High | Upper Cape Cod Vocational Technical | Holbrook Middle High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.2 |
9.8Lowest |
14.3Highest |
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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.