Compare towns
Whately vs Bourne vs New Braintree
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Whately has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.4%).
Bourne has the most expensive homes ($576k median).
New Braintree has the most kids (20% under 18).
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 | Whately | Bourne | New Braintree |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,499 |
20,323Highest |
973Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.4%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+3.5% MA: +7.4% |
-0.3%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 49.3±6.7 23% above MA |
52±1.8Highest 30% above MA |
47.8±4.6Lowest 20% above MA |
| Bourne and Whately are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.4%±3.8 MA: 19.4% |
14.7%±2.3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
20%±4.4Highest MA: 19.4% |
| New Braintree and Whately are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.5%±6.3Lowest MA: 17.9% |
29.8%±3.1Highest MA: 17.9% |
25.6%±2.5 MA: 17.9% |
| Bourne and New Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 47.6%Highest MA: 47.3% |
46% MA: 47.3% |
41.4%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±1.4Lowest MA: 7.9% |
6.6%±1.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.9%±1.6 MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $116,563±$15kHighest 12% above MA |
$91,058±$7kLowest 12% below MA |
$99,500±$8k 4% below MA |
| Whately and New Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $431,500±$22k 23% below MA |
$575,600±$28kHighest about the MA average |
$408,800±$27kLowest 27% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $977±$125Lowest 45% below MA |
$1,379±$300 22% below MA |
$1,484±$316Highest 16% below MA |
| New Braintree and Bourne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,027 16% below MA |
$4,485Lowest 25% below MA |
$5,508Highest 8% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 26.7%±29Lowest MA: 51.8% |
62.8%±5.5Highest MA: 51.8% |
51.4%±51.2 MA: 51.8% |
| Bourne and New Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.4%Lowest MA: 10% |
6.2% MA: 10% |
7.2%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.2% MA: 62.5% |
75.8%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
89.8%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 10 yrs newer than MA |
1975 11 yrs newer than MA |
1987Highest 23 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 21% below MA |
26 min 11% below MA |
37 minHighest 26% above MA |
| Work from home | 20.4%±8.5Highest MA: 18.6% |
14.9%±3.1 MA: 18.6% |
7.4%±3.4Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Whately 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 | Whately | Bourne · Upper Cape Cod Regional Vocational Technical | Quabbin |
| High school in town | None 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.