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Buzzards Bay vs Mashpee vs East Brookfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Buzzards Bay has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.9%).
Mashpee has the most expensive homes ($562k median).
East Brookfield has the most affordable homes ($381k median).
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 | Buzzards Bay | Mashpee | East Brookfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,909 |
15,384Highest |
2,166Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.9%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+7.5% MA: +7.4% |
+1.9%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 54.4±5.9 36% above MA |
55.9±1.8Highest 40% above MA |
52.1±6.4Lowest 30% above MA |
| Mashpee and Buzzards Bay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 6.7%±2.9Lowest MA: 19.4% |
14.7%±2.3 MA: 19.4% |
15.3%±2.6Highest MA: 19.4% |
| East Brookfield and Mashpee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 32.3%±5.2 MA: 17.9% |
33.1%±2.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
26.7%±5.2Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Mashpee and Buzzards Bay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.6% MA: 47.3% |
44.3%Highest MA: 47.3% |
27%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 8.9%±1.4Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.5%±1.4 MA: 7.9% |
2.7%±1.4Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $94,388±$12k 9% below MA |
$95,299±$13kHighest 8% below MA |
$81,042±$16kLowest 22% below MA |
| Mashpee and Buzzards Bay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $454,500±$28k 19% below MA |
$562,200±$29kHighest about the MA average |
$381,200±$30kLowest 32% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,484±$601 16% below MA |
$1,776±$330Highest about the MA average |
$1,142±$33Lowest 35% below MA |
| Mashpee and Buzzards Bay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,405Lowest 43% below MA |
$3,762 37% below MA |
$4,430Highest 26% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.9%±20.3 MA: 51.8% |
44.7%±14.5Highest MA: 51.8% |
34.2%±39.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Mashpee and Buzzards Bay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.3%Highest MA: 10% |
5.5%Lowest MA: 10% |
7.1% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.7%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
81.9% MA: 62.5% |
83.3%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 8 yrs older than MA |
1988Highest 24 yrs newer than MA |
1968 4 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 10% above MA |
27 minLowest 6% below MA |
33 minHighest 14% above MA |
| Work from home | 17.4%±6.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
14.5%±3 MA: 18.6% |
7.3%±3.1Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Buzzards Bay 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 | — | #100 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | — | Mashpee | Spencer-E Brookfield |
| High school in town | — | Mashpee Middle-High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.6 |
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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.