What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Buzzards Bay?
Buzzards Bay is ranked No published Bourne rank is currently available; #161 of 259 eligible neighborhoods in MA; and #6,878 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.
Neighborhood Profile
Buzzards Bay
Bourne, MA | Barnstable County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
52.1
Stability and Strength
58.6
Value Opportunity
48.2
Momentum
47.1
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
| Context | Value |
|---|---|
| Location | Bourne, MA |
| County | Barnstable County |
| National rank | #6,878 of 14,967 |
| State rank | #161 of 259 |
| City rank | Not available |
| County rank | #16 of 23 |
| National percentile | 54.0 |
| National band | MIDDLE_50_PERCENT |
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Housing and local fundamentals
| Housing and market metrics | Value |
|---|---|
| Current Zillow home value | $585,417 |
| Year-over-year home value change | -0.1% |
| Month-over-month home value change | 0.10% |
| Home value to income ratio | 5.71 |
| Median household income | $102,568 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 27.7% |
| Civilian unemployment rate | 3.0% |
| Homeownership rate | 75.5% |
| Housing vacancy rate | 17.3% |
| Rent burden 30% or higher | 34.4% |
How to read this profile
- Ranks are always shown with denominators.
- Momentum reflects both year-over-year and month-over-month housing change.
- Stability and Strength and Value Opportunity are governed composite scores.
- Identity composition is descriptive intelligence and is not a scoring component.
Questions and Answers
Questions About Living in Buzzards Bay
Is Buzzards Bay one of the best neighborhoods in Bourne?
Buzzards Bay has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 52.1 and a city ranking of No published Bourne rank is currently available.
How much are homes worth in Buzzards Bay?
The current Zillow Home Value Index for Buzzards Bay is approximately $585,417.
Are home values rising or falling in Buzzards Bay?
Zillow neighborhood values changed -0.1% year over year and 0.10% month over month.
What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Buzzards Bay?
Buzzards Bay has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 47.1. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.
What is the median household income in Buzzards Bay?
The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $102,568.
How affordable is Buzzards Bay relative to household income?
The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 5.71. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.
Is Buzzards Bay primarily homeowners or renters?
The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 75.5%.
What is the unemployment rate in Buzzards Bay?
The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 3.0%.
How educated are residents of Buzzards Bay?
Approximately 27.7% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.
What share of renters in Buzzards Bay face high rent burden?
Approximately 34.4% of the applicable renter-household universe is estimated to spend 30% or more of household income on gross rent.
How does Best Neighborhoods USA score Buzzards Bay?
The overall index combines 40% Stability and Strength, 35% Value Opportunity, and 25% Momentum. Race, ethnicity, and identity composition are not scoring components.
Governed ranking context
How this neighborhood ranks
HMDA Mortgage Intelligence
Neighborhood Mortgage Market
Modeled neighborhood-level mortgage activity allocated from governed HMDA tract data using Zillow neighborhood geometry. These neighborhood values are nonadditive and do not enter the Best Neighborhoods USA Index.
Activity year2024
Estimated applications84
Estimated originations49
Home-purchase applications31
Origination rate58.5%
Home-purchase share36.7%
Average application loan$254,271
Total application loan amount$21,454,763
National application rank#5,014 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications 30.5% YoY; originations 27.9% YoY
Mortgage methodology
HMDA is natively reported at tract and other lender-reporting geographies, not Zillow neighborhood or ZIP geography. This module uses the certified NDS HMDA-to-Zillow tract-vintage crosswalk and area-weighted allocation. Rankings require governed geometry coverage. Applicant demographics are excluded. Neighborhood values may overlap and must not be summed to reconstruct ZIP or national totals.