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Wareham Center vs Bourne vs Bernardston
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
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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).
Bernardston has the shortest commute (20 min average).
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 | Wareham Center | Bourne | Bernardston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,635 |
20,323Highest |
2,164Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.6% MA: +7.4% |
+3.5%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-1.3%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 50.7±6.9 27% above MA |
52±1.8Highest 30% above MA |
49±3.2Lowest 23% 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%±2.3 MA: 19.4% |
17.6%±3.2Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Bernardston and Bourne 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% |
22.9%±2.5 MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20.7%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
46%Highest MA: 47.3% |
29.1% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 9.7%±5.7Highest MA: 7.9% |
6.6%±1.6 MA: 7.9% |
3.5%±2.2Lowest 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±$7k 12% below MA |
$81,940±$10kLowest 21% 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±$54k 24% below MA |
$575,600±$28kHighest about the MA average |
$332,000±$15kLowest 41% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,415±$537Highest 20% below MA |
$1,379±$300 22% below MA |
$1,283±$553Lowest 27% 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 |
$4,485 25% below MA |
$4,516Highest 25% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.9%±27.1 MA: 51.8% |
62.8%±5.5Highest MA: 51.8% |
41.2%±15.1Lowest 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% |
5.2% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
75.8% MA: 62.5% |
77.9%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1946Lowest 18 yrs older than MA |
1975Highest 11 yrs newer than MA |
1972 8 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest about the MA average |
26 min 11% below MA |
20 minLowest 33% below MA |
| Work from home | 21.5%±13Highest MA: 18.6% |
14.9%±3.1 MA: 18.6% |
12.7%±6.6Lowest 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 | Pioneer Valley |
| 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.