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Dennis vs Stow vs Hull
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Dennis has the shortest commute (24 min average).
Stow has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.9%).
Hull has the oldest housing (typical home built 1946).
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 | Dennis | Stow | Hull |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 14,868Highest |
7,165Lowest |
10,138 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.3% MA: +7.4% |
+8.9%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-2.1%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 59.5±2Highest 49% above MA |
44.1±4.4Lowest 10% above MA |
56.1±1.8 40% above MA |
| Dennis and Hull are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 9%±2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
22.3%±4.1Highest MA: 19.4% |
11.4%±2.2 MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 39.8%±3.4Highest MA: 17.9% |
19.1%±3.5Lowest MA: 17.9% |
26.1%±3.1 MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.1%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
75.1%Highest MA: 47.3% |
50.4% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±1.7Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.7%±1.4Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.2%±2.2Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $88,154±$10kLowest 15% below MA |
$185,809±$22kHighest 79% above MA |
$115,485±$14k 11% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $627,100±$28kLowest 12% above MA |
$729,600±$39kHighest 30% above MA |
$646,000±$38k 15% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,420±$260Lowest 19% below MA |
$1,782±$126 about the MA average |
$2,081±$187Highest 18% above MA |
| Hull and Stow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,877Lowest 52% below MA |
$10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
$6,089 about the MA average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 59.2%±9.9 MA: 51.8% |
59.7%±44.2Highest MA: 51.8% |
52.8%±14Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Stow and Dennis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.7%Highest MA: 10% |
5.2%Lowest MA: 10% |
5.8% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.9%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
85.4%Highest MA: 62.5% |
79.6% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970 6 yrs newer than MA |
1974Highest 10 yrs newer than MA |
1946Lowest 18 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 17% below MA |
36 minHighest 23% above MA |
33 min 14% above MA |
| Work from home | 16.9%±5Lowest MA: 18.6% |
36.6%±6.2Highest MA: 18.6% |
19.7%±4.3 MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #238 of 282 in MA | #44 of 282 in MA | #66 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Dennis-Yarmouth | Nashoba | Hull |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Hull High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 8.8 |
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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.