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Dennis vs Wareham vs Mashpee
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 most people working from home (16.9%).
Wareham has the most affordable homes ($425k median).
Mashpee has the most kids (14.7% under 18).
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 | Wareham | Mashpee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 14,868Lowest |
23,302Highest |
15,384 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.3%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+6.8% MA: +7.4% |
+7.5%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 59.5±2Highest 49% above MA |
52.1±3.1Lowest 30% above MA |
55.9±1.8 40% above MA |
| Dennis and Mashpee 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% |
13.1%±2.4 MA: 19.4% |
14.7%±2.3Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Mashpee and Wareham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 39.8%±3.4Highest MA: 17.9% |
26.2%±3.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
33.1%±2.9 MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.1% MA: 47.3% |
27.1%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
44.3%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±1.7Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.6%±1.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.5%±1.4 MA: 7.9% |
| Wareham and Mashpee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $88,154±$10kLowest 15% below MA |
$90,383±$11k 13% below MA |
$95,299±$13kHighest 8% below MA |
| Mashpee and Wareham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $627,100±$28kHighest 12% above MA |
$424,500±$21kLowest 24% below MA |
$562,200±$29k about the MA average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,420±$260Lowest 19% below MA |
$1,504±$180 15% below MA |
$1,776±$330Highest about the MA average |
| Mashpee and Wareham 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 |
$4,341Highest 28% below MA |
$3,762 37% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 59.2%±9.9Highest MA: 51.8% |
51.4%±23.3 MA: 51.8% |
44.7%±14.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Dennis and Wareham 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% |
6.7%Highest MA: 10% |
5.5%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.9%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
83.5%Highest MA: 62.5% |
81.9% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970 6 yrs newer than MA |
1958Lowest 6 yrs older than MA |
1988Highest 24 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 17% below MA |
28 minHighest 5% below MA |
27 min 6% below MA |
| Work from home | 16.9%±5Highest MA: 18.6% |
12.4%±3.6Lowest MA: 18.6% |
14.5%±3 MA: 18.6% |
| Dennis 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 | #238 of 282 in MA | #272 of 282 in MA | #100 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Dennis-Yarmouth | Wareham | Mashpee |
| High school in town | None in town | Wareham Senior High | Mashpee Middle-High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.6Lowest |
9.6Highest |
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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.