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Devens 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
Devens has the highest household income ($189k).
Hull has the most expensive homes ($646k median).
Mashpee has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.5%).
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 | Devens | Hull | Mashpee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,723Lowest |
10,138 |
15,384Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.8%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
-2.1% MA: +7.4% |
+7.5%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 48.6±4.3Lowest 22% 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 | 5.5%±3.9Lowest MA: 19.4% |
11.4%±2.2 MA: 19.4% |
14.7%±2.3Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Mashpee and Hull are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 14%±5Lowest MA: 17.9% |
26.1%±3.1 MA: 17.9% |
33.1%±2.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.9%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
50.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
44.3% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±4.2Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.2%±2.2Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.5%±1.4 MA: 7.9% |
| Devens and Mashpee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $189,250±$63kHighest 82% above MA |
$115,485±$14k 11% above MA |
$95,299±$13kLowest 8% below MA |
| Devens and Hull are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $556,800±$96kLowest about the MA average |
$646,000±$38kHighest 15% above MA |
$562,200±$29k about the MA average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,500±$539Lowest 15% below MA |
$2,081±$187Highest 18% above MA |
$1,776±$330 about the MA average |
| Hull and Mashpee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,556 7% below MA |
$6,089Highest about the MA average |
$3,762Lowest 37% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 85.4%±64.7Highest MA: 51.8% |
52.8%±14 MA: 51.8% |
44.7%±14.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Devens and Hull are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 25.3%Highest MA: 10% |
5.8% MA: 10% |
5.5%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.3%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
79.6% MA: 62.5% |
81.9%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1950 14 yrs older than MA |
1946Lowest 18 yrs older than MA |
1988Highest 24 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 4% below MA |
33 minHighest 14% above MA |
27 minLowest 6% below MA |
| Work from home | 28.5%±11.5Highest MA: 18.6% |
19.7%±4.3 MA: 18.6% |
14.5%±3Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Devens and Hull 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 | — | #66 of 282 in MA | #100 of 282 in MA |
| School district | — | Hull | Mashpee |
| High school in town | — | Hull High | Mashpee Middle-High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.8Lowest |
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.