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Windsor vs Bourne

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Windsor has the most people working from home (21.2%).
Bourne has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.5%).

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.

MeasureWindsorBourne
People
Population
1,065Lowest
20,323Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-7.6%Lowest
MA: +7.4%
+3.5%Highest
MA: +7.4%
Median age
44.8±6.4Lowest
12% above MA
52±1.8Highest
30% above MA
Bourne and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
15.8%±5.1Highest
MA: 19.4%
14.7%±2.3Lowest
MA: 19.4%
Windsor and Bourne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
18.6%±4.9Lowest
MA: 17.9%
29.8%±3.1Highest
MA: 17.9%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
41.5%Lowest
MA: 47.3%
46%Highest
MA: 47.3%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.7%±1.7Lowest
MA: 7.9%
6.6%±1.6Highest
MA: 7.9%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$115,563±$10kHighest
11% above MA
$91,058±$7kLowest
12% below MA
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$389,700±$32kLowest
31% below MA
$575,600±$28kHighest
about the MA average
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$1,379±$300
22% below MA
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,867Lowest
35% below MA
$4,485Highest
25% below MA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0%±100Lowest
MA: 51.8%
62.8%±5.5Highest
MA: 51.8%
Bourne and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
3.8%Lowest
MA: 10%
6.2%Highest
MA: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
96.2%Highest
MA: 62.5%
75.8%Lowest
MA: 62.5%
Typical home builtmedian year
1970Lowest
6 yrs newer than MA
1975Highest
11 yrs newer than MA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
37 minHighest
27% above MA
26 minLowest
11% below MA
Work from home
21.2%±5.8Highest
MA: 18.6%
14.9%±3.1Lowest
MA: 18.6%
Windsor 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 — Bourne · Upper Cape Cod Regional Vocational Technical
High school in town — Upper Cape Cod Vocational Technical
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.