Compare towns
Yarmouth vs Bourne vs Mashpee
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Yarmouth has the shortest commute (24 min average).
Bourne has the most renters (24.2% rent).
Mashpee has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.5%).
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.
| Measure | Yarmouth | Bourne | Mashpee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 25,224Highest |
20,323 |
15,384Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.2% MA: +7.4% |
+3.5%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+7.5%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 54.6±3.1 37% above MA |
52±1.8Lowest 30% above MA |
55.9±1.8Highest 40% above MA |
| Mashpee and Yarmouth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.7%±2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
14.7%±2.3Highest MA: 19.4% |
14.7%±2.3Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 35%±2.7Highest MA: 17.9% |
29.8%±3.1Lowest MA: 17.9% |
33.1%±2.9 MA: 17.9% |
| Yarmouth and Mashpee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.2%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
46%Highest MA: 47.3% |
44.3% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±1.5Lowest MA: 7.9% |
6.6%±1.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.5%±1.4 MA: 7.9% |
| Bourne and Mashpee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $86,039±$6kLowest 17% below MA |
$91,058±$7k 12% below MA |
$95,299±$13kHighest 8% below MA |
| Mashpee and Bourne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $551,800±$25kLowest about the MA average |
$575,600±$28kHighest about the MA average |
$562,200±$29k about the MA average |
| Bourne and Mashpee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,721±$200 about the MA average |
$1,379±$300Lowest 22% below MA |
$1,776±$330Highest about the MA average |
| Mashpee and Yarmouth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,975 34% below MA |
$4,485Highest 25% below MA |
$3,762Lowest 37% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 75.2%±8.2Highest MA: 51.8% |
62.8%±5.5 MA: 51.8% |
44.7%±14.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Yarmouth and Bourne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.5%Highest MA: 10% |
6.2% MA: 10% |
5.5%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.3%Highest MA: 62.5% |
75.8%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
81.9% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 10 yrs newer than MA |
1975 11 yrs newer than MA |
1988Highest 24 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 18% below MA |
26 min 11% below MA |
27 minHighest 6% below MA |
| Work from home | 9.5%±2.2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
14.9%±3.1Highest MA: 18.6% |
14.5%±3 MA: 18.6% |
| Bourne and Mashpee 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 | #223 of 282 in MA | #206 of 282 in MA | #100 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Dennis-Yarmouth | Bourne · Upper Cape Cod Regional Vocational Technical | Mashpee |
| High school in town | Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High | Upper Cape Cod Vocational Technical | Mashpee Middle-High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.6Highest |
9.8 |
9.6Lowest |
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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.