Compare towns
Hudson vs Mashpee vs Amesbury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hudson has the most people working from home (19.6%).
Mashpee has the oldest population (median age 55.9).
Amesbury has the most renters (31.4% rent).
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 | Hudson | Mashpee | Amesbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 20,077Highest |
15,384Lowest |
17,403 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.4%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+7.5%Highest MA: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 42.9±1.7Lowest 7% above MA |
55.9±1.8Highest 40% above MA |
43.7±1.7 9% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 19.3%±2.5 MA: 19.4% |
14.7%±2.3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
20%±2.4Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Amesbury and Hudson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.1%±2.3 MA: 17.9% |
33.1%±2.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
18.2%±2.1Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 46.1%Highest MA: 47.3% |
44.3%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
44.8% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.5%±1.4Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.1%±1.3 MA: 7.9% |
| Mashpee and Amesbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $103,400±$13k about the MA average |
$95,299±$13kLowest 8% below MA |
$103,554±$12kHighest about the MA average |
| Amesbury and Hudson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $496,800±$22kLowest 12% below MA |
$562,200±$29kHighest about the MA average |
$519,300±$32k 8% below MA |
| Mashpee and Amesbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,406±$82Lowest 20% below MA |
$1,776±$330Highest about the MA average |
$1,683±$115 4% below MA |
| Mashpee and Amesbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,892 15% above MA |
$3,762Lowest 37% below MA |
$7,360Highest 23% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.8%±8.7Lowest MA: 51.8% |
44.7%±14.5 MA: 51.8% |
66.7%±10.7Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Amesbury and Mashpee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.3%Lowest MA: 10% |
5.5% MA: 10% |
7.1%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.2% MA: 62.5% |
81.9%Highest MA: 62.5% |
68.6%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970 6 yrs newer than MA |
1988Highest 24 yrs newer than MA |
1969Lowest 5 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 6% above MA |
27 minLowest 6% below MA |
29 min about the MA average |
| Work from home | 19.6%±3.6Highest MA: 18.6% |
14.5%±3Lowest MA: 18.6% |
17.4%±2.8 MA: 18.6% |
| Hudson and Amesbury 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 | #224 of 282 in MA | #100 of 282 in MA | #151 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Hudson | Mashpee | Amesbury |
| High school in town | Hudson High | Mashpee Middle-High School | Amesbury High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.2 |
9.6Lowest |
10.9Highest |
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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.