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Wareham vs North 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 most affordable homes ($425k median).
North Hampton has the most people working from home (25.9%).
Bourne has the most renters (24.2% rent).
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 | North Hampton | Bourne |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 23,302Highest |
4,543Lowest |
20,323 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+5.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 52.1±3.1Highest 34% above U.S. |
50.5±3.3Lowest 30% 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% |
19.2%±5.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
14.7%±2.3 U.S.: 22% |
| North Hampton and Bourne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.2%±3.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
26%±4.9Lowest 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% |
54.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
46% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.5 U.S.: 6.4% |
2.5%±1.5Lowest 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. |
$146,458±$29kHighest 81% above U.S. |
$91,058±$7k 13% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $424,500±$21kLowest 28% above U.S. |
$670,400±$61kHighest 102% above U.S. |
$575,600±$28k 73% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,504±$180 6% above U.S. |
$1,805±$106Highest 28% above U.S. |
$1,379±$300Lowest about the U.S. average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,341Lowest 39% above U.S. |
$8,529Highest 173% above U.S. |
$4,485 44% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.4%±23.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
23.5%±21Lowest 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% |
2.9%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
91.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
75.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 22 yrs older than U.S. |
1984Highest 4 yrs newer than U.S. |
1975 5 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 4% above U.S. |
25 minLowest 7% below U.S. |
26 min about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 12.4%±3.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
25.9%±6.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
14.9%±3.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #272 of 282 in MA | #12 of 120 in NH | #206 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Wareham | North Hampton School District | Bourne · Upper Cape Cod Regional Vocational Technical |
| High school in town | Wareham Senior High | None in town | Upper Cape Cod Vocational Technical |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.6Lowest |
— | 9.8Highest |
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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.