What stands out worked out from the figures below

Wareham Center has the most people working from home (21.5%).

Bourne has the most expensive homes ($576k 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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Wareham Center	Bourne
People
Population	3,635Lowest	20,323Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	+2.6%Lowest MA: +7.4%	+3.5%Highest MA: +7.4%
Median age	50.7±6.9Lowest 27% above MA	52±1.8Highest 30% above MA
	Bourne and Wareham Center are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	12%±6.5Lowest MA: 19.4%	14.7%±2.3Highest MA: 19.4%
	Bourne and Wareham Center are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	19%±5.3Lowest MA: 17.9%	29.8%±3.1Highest MA: 17.9%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	20.7%Lowest MA: 47.3%	46%Highest MA: 47.3%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	9.7%±5.7Highest MA: 7.9%	6.6%±1.6Lowest MA: 7.9%
	Wareham Center and Bourne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$91,936±$8kHighest 12% below MA	$91,058±$7kLowest 12% below MA
	Wareham Center and Bourne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$425,700±$54kLowest 24% below MA	$575,600±$28kHighest about the MA average
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,415±$537Highest 20% below MA	$1,379±$300Lowest 22% below MA
	Wareham Center and Bourne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$4,217Lowest 30% below MA	$4,485Highest 25% below MA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	56.9%±27.1Lowest MA: 51.8%	62.8%±5.5Highest MA: 51.8%
	Bourne and Wareham Center are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	5.1%Lowest MA: 10%	6.2%Highest MA: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	72%Lowest MA: 62.5%	75.8%Highest MA: 62.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1946Lowest 18 yrs older than MA	1975Highest 11 yrs newer than MA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	29 minHighest about the MA average	26 minLowest 11% below MA
Work from home	21.5%±13Highest MA: 18.6%	14.9%±3.1Lowest MA: 18.6%
	Wareham Center 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	—	#206 of 282 in MA
School district	—	Bourne · Upper Cape Cod Regional Vocational Technical
High school in town	—	Upper Cape Cod Vocational Technical
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.