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Wareham vs East Hampton vs Bourne
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Wareham has the oldest housing (typical home built 1958).
East Hampton has the most kids (21.4% under 18).
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.
| Measure | Wareham | East Hampton | Bourne |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 23,302Highest |
12,925Lowest |
20,323 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | +3.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 52.1±3.1Highest 34% above U.S. |
43.6±3.7Lowest 12% above U.S. |
52±1.8 34% above U.S. |
| Wareham and Bourne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.1%±2.4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
21.4%±3Highest U.S.: 22% |
14.7%±2.3 U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 26.2%±3.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
20.8%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
29.8%±3.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bourne and Wareham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 27.1%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
39% U.S.: 35.7% |
46%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.5 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.2%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
6.6%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Bourne and Wareham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $90,383±$11kLowest 12% above U.S. |
$124,577±$11kHighest 54% above U.S. |
$91,058±$7k 13% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $424,500±$21k 28% above U.S. |
$349,000±$14kLowest 5% above U.S. |
$575,600±$28kHighest 73% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,504±$180Highest 6% above U.S. |
$1,393±$150 about the U.S. average |
$1,379±$300Lowest about the U.S. average |
| Wareham and East Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,341Lowest 39% above U.S. |
$6,681Highest 114% above U.S. |
$4,485 44% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.4%±23.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
48.7%±16.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
62.8%±5.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Bourne and Wareham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
85.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
75.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 22 yrs older than U.S. |
1977Highest 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1975 5 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 4% above U.S. |
30 minHighest 12% above U.S. |
26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 12.4%±3.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.7%±2.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
14.9%±3.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Bourne and East Hampton 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 | #272 of 282 in MA | #75 of 149 in CT | #206 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Wareham | East Hampton School District | Bourne · Upper Cape Cod Regional Vocational Technical |
| High school in town | Wareham Senior High | East Hampton High School | Upper Cape Cod Vocational Technical |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.6Lowest |
11.3Highest |
9.8 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.