Compare towns
Wareham vs Wilbraham vs Bourne vs Marion
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Wareham has the oldest housing (typical home built 1958).
Wilbraham has the most kids (23.2% under 18).
Bourne has the most renters (24.2% rent).
Marion has the most people working from home (20.1%).
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 | Wilbraham | Bourne | Marion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 23,302Highest |
14,572 |
20,323 |
5,310Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.8% MA: +7.4% |
+2.8%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+3.5% MA: +7.4% |
+9%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 52.1±3.1 30% above MA |
44.3±2.7Lowest 11% above MA |
52±1.8 30% above MA |
53.8±4Highest 35% above MA |
| Marion and Wareham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 13.1%±2.4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
23.2%±3.7Highest MA: 19.4% |
14.7%±2.3 MA: 19.4% |
16.7%±4.7 MA: 19.4% |
| Wilbraham and Marion are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 26.2%±3.9 MA: 17.9% |
23%±3.4Lowest MA: 17.9% |
29.8%±3.1Highest MA: 17.9% |
27.3%±5.7 MA: 17.9% |
| Bourne and Marion 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 MA: 47.3% |
51.9%Highest MA: 47.3% |
46% MA: 47.3% |
46.7% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.5 MA: 7.9% |
5.2%±1.8Lowest MA: 7.9% |
6.6%±1.6 MA: 7.9% |
7.7%±4.3Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Marion and Bourne 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 13% below MA |
$122,051±$14k 17% above MA |
$91,058±$7k 12% below MA |
$143,092±$30kHighest 38% above MA |
| Marion and Wilbraham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $424,500±$21k 24% below MA |
$416,000±$25kLowest 26% below MA |
$575,600±$28k about the MA average |
$653,500±$47kHighest 16% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,504±$180Highest 15% below MA |
$1,175±$241Lowest 33% below MA |
$1,379±$300 22% below MA |
$1,176±$516 33% below MA |
| Wareham and Bourne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,341Lowest 28% below MA |
$6,658Highest 11% above MA |
$4,485 25% below MA |
$5,766 4% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.4%±23.3Lowest MA: 51.8% |
53.1%±23.8 MA: 51.8% |
62.8%±5.5 MA: 51.8% |
75.8%±26.8Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Marion and Bourne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 6.7% MA: 10% |
4.6%Lowest MA: 10% |
6.2% MA: 10% |
9%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.5% MA: 62.5% |
88.8% MA: 62.5% |
75.8%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
90.8%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 6 yrs older than MA |
1966 2 yrs newer than MA |
1975Highest 11 yrs newer than MA |
1962 2 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 5% below MA |
27 min 9% below MA |
26 minLowest 11% below MA |
34 minHighest 15% above MA |
| Work from home | 12.4%±3.6Lowest MA: 18.6% |
12.9%±3.1 MA: 18.6% |
14.9%±3.1 MA: 18.6% |
20.1%±8.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Marion 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 | #272 of 282 in MA | #88 of 282 in MA | #206 of 282 in MA | #141 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Wareham | Hampden-Wilbraham | Bourne · Upper Cape Cod Regional Vocational Technical | Marion |
| High school in town | Wareham Senior High | Minnechaug Regional High | Upper Cape Cod Vocational Technical | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.6Lowest |
14.2Highest |
9.8 |
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