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Acton vs Hull vs Mashpee
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Acton has the most people working from home (35.9%).
Hull has the oldest housing (typical home built 1946).
Mashpee has the shortest commute (27 min average).
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 | Acton | Hull | Mashpee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 24,155Highest |
10,138Lowest |
15,384 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-2.1%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+7.5% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.5±0.8Lowest 11% above MA |
56.1±1.8Highest 40% above MA |
55.9±1.8 40% above MA |
| Hull and Mashpee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.2%±2.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
11.4%±2.2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
14.7%±2.3 MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 17.6%±1.7Lowest MA: 17.9% |
26.1%±3.1 MA: 17.9% |
33.1%±2.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 79.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
50.4% MA: 47.3% |
44.3%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.9%±1.2Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.2%±2.2Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.5%±1.4 MA: 7.9% |
| Acton and Mashpee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $158,230±$14kHighest 52% above MA |
$115,485±$14k 11% above MA |
$95,299±$13kLowest 8% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $807,300±$20kHighest 44% above MA |
$646,000±$38k 15% above MA |
$562,200±$29kLowest about the MA average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,986±$155 13% above MA |
$2,081±$187Highest 18% above MA |
$1,776±$330Lowest about the MA average |
| Hull and Acton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
$6,089 about the MA average |
$3,762Lowest 37% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.7%±11.3 MA: 51.8% |
52.8%±14Highest MA: 51.8% |
44.7%±14.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Hull and Acton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.4%Lowest MA: 10% |
5.8%Highest MA: 10% |
5.5% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.9%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
79.6% MA: 62.5% |
81.9%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974 10 yrs newer than MA |
1946Lowest 18 yrs older than MA |
1988Highest 24 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 19% above MA |
33 min 14% above MA |
27 minLowest 6% below MA |
| Work from home | 35.9%±4.6Highest MA: 18.6% |
19.7%±4.3 MA: 18.6% |
14.5%±3Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #13 of 282 in MA | #66 of 282 in MA | #100 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Acton-Boxborough | Hull | Mashpee |
| High school in town | Acton-Boxborough Regional High | Hull High | Mashpee Middle-High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.5Highest |
8.8Lowest |
9.6 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.