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Whitman vs Bourne vs Millbury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Whitman has the most renters (28.6% rent).
Bourne has the oldest population (median age 52).
Millbury has the highest household income ($119k).
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 | Whitman | Bourne | Millbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,295 |
20,323Highest |
13,961Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.4%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+3.5%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+4.3% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 40.4±1.8Lowest about the MA average |
52±1.8Highest 30% above MA |
42.6±3.1 7% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 21.1%±3.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
14.7%±2.3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
20.9%±3 MA: 19.4% |
| Whitman and Millbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.5%±2.1Lowest MA: 17.9% |
29.8%±3.1Highest MA: 17.9% |
20.2%±2.7 MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31.3%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
46%Highest MA: 47.3% |
36.1% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±1.2 MA: 7.9% |
6.6%±1.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.6%±1.5Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Bourne and Whitman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $108,933±$14k 5% above MA |
$91,058±$7kLowest 12% below MA |
$118,790±$13kHighest 14% above MA |
| Millbury and Whitman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $472,700±$12k 16% below MA |
$575,600±$28kHighest about the MA average |
$450,100±$19kLowest 20% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,771±$151Highest about the MA average |
$1,379±$300Lowest 22% below MA |
$1,623±$232 8% below MA |
| Whitman and Millbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,824Highest about the MA average |
$4,485Lowest 25% below MA |
$5,406 10% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 61.9%±13.4 MA: 51.8% |
62.8%±5.5Highest MA: 51.8% |
43.5%±12.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Bourne and Whitman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.9%Highest MA: 10% |
6.2% MA: 10% |
5%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.4%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
75.8%Highest MA: 62.5% |
75.4% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1957Lowest 7 yrs older than MA |
1975Highest 11 yrs newer than MA |
1965 1 yr newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 24% above MA |
26 minLowest 11% below MA |
29 min about the MA average |
| Work from home | 10.8%±2.4Lowest MA: 18.6% |
14.9%±3.1Highest MA: 18.6% |
14.8%±3.4 MA: 18.6% |
| Bourne and Millbury 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 | #191 of 282 in MA | #206 of 282 in MA | #202 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Whitman-Hanson | Bourne · Upper Cape Cod Regional Vocational Technical | Millbury |
| High school in town | None in town | Upper Cape Cod Vocational Technical | Millbury Junior/Senior High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.8Lowest |
11.3Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.