Bourne
Bourne is the gateway to the Cape, straddling the Canal with a legitimate local community that stays year-round unlike the towns further down Route 6.
The numbers
How Bourne scores
Who lives in Bourne
U.S. Census ACS 2018–2022 estimates. Rounded.
Schools in Bourne
Bourne School District. Massachusetts DESE FY2024 (FY2025 graduation rates).
Source: Massachusetts DESE Education-to-Career Research and Data Hub. Percentile ranks against 194 MA towns in our index.
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