Best PlacesBournedale, MA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Bournedale, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Bournedale ranks 6,008th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on civic engagement by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Bournedale
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Bournedale's strengths and weaknesses
Where Bournedale ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 99% of towns
- BikingBetter than 96% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 96% of towns
- Household income$129,945 median, better than 95% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
Where Bournedale ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,514 a month, better than only 3% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 4% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Short commute32.5 minutes each way, better than only 22% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Bournedale
A household needs to earn about $139,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Bournedale home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $129,945; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Bournedale's effective rate of 1.05%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Bournedale
Bournedale runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Bournedale.
Who works in Bournedale, and how
Work in Bournedale centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 79%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Bournedale
The coast is about 9 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Bournedale, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Bournedale, month by month
Bournedale sees roughly 98 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 80 degrees. January highs sit near 40, with lows near 25. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40° | 32° | 25° |
| April | 55° | 47° | 39° |
| July | 80° | 73° | 66° |
| October | 63° | 56° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Bournedale
The nearest airport, Cape Cod Gateway, is about 17 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Edward Lawrence Logan International, about 46 miles away.
The best schools in and around Bournedale
Schools across Bournedale average a B, better than 66% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Indian BrookB+ · 50% proficient
- South ElementaryB− · 44% proficient
- Bourne Intermediate SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Top middle schools
- Plymouth South MiddleC+ · 38% proficient
- Bourne Middle SchoolC− · 31% proficient
Top high schools
- Sandwich Middle High SchoolA− · 65% proficient
- Plymouth South HighA− · 61% proficient
- Bourne High SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Bournedale school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Bournedale measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Bournedale against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Bournedale
Is Bournedale a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Bournedale ranks 6,008th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on civic engagement, biking, and health care access, and lowest on an overheated housing market and childcare costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Bournedale expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $513,829. The overall cost of living runs about 18% above the national average. Set against a $129,945 median income, cost of living beats 88% of towns.
Is Bournedale safe?
Yes, Bournedale is safer than 92% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $169 per resident a year.
Compare Bournedale with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Bournedale. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Bournedale represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Bournedale detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Bournedale: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Bournedale: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Bournedale: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Bournedale: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Bournedale detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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