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Hull vs Norton vs Mashpee
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hull has the most expensive homes ($646k median).
Norton has the youngest population (median age 39.6).
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 | Hull | Norton | Mashpee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,138Lowest |
19,240Highest |
15,384 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.1%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+0.9% MA: +7.4% |
+7.5%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 56.1±1.8Highest 40% above MA |
39.6±1.2Lowest about the MA average |
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 | 11.4%±2.2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
17.3%±2.3Highest MA: 19.4% |
14.7%±2.3 MA: 19.4% |
| Norton and Mashpee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.1%±3.1 MA: 17.9% |
17.4%±1.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
33.1%±2.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 50.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
45.8% MA: 47.3% |
44.3%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±2.2Lowest MA: 7.9% |
12.9%±1Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.5%±1.4 MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $115,485±$14k 11% above MA |
$124,535±$11kHighest 20% above MA |
$95,299±$13kLowest 8% below MA |
| Norton and Hull are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $646,000±$38kHighest 15% above MA |
$501,400±$27kLowest 11% below MA |
$562,200±$29k about the MA average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,081±$187Highest 18% above MA |
$1,911±$375 8% above MA |
$1,776±$330Lowest about the MA average |
| Hull and Norton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,089Highest about the MA average |
$5,929 about the MA average |
$3,762Lowest 37% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.8%±14Highest MA: 51.8% |
46.6%±8.9 MA: 51.8% |
44.7%±14.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Hull and Norton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.8%Highest MA: 10% |
4.7%Lowest MA: 10% |
5.5% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.6%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
83.8%Highest MA: 62.5% |
81.9% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1946Lowest 18 yrs older than MA |
1982 18 yrs newer than MA |
1988Highest 24 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 14% above MA |
33 min 12% above MA |
27 minLowest 6% below MA |
| Work from home | 19.7%±4.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
19%±3.2 MA: 18.6% |
14.5%±3Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Hull and Norton 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 | #173 of 282 in MA | #100 of 282 in MA |
| School district | — | Norton | Mashpee |
| High school in town | — | Norton High | Mashpee Middle-High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.9Highest |
9.6Lowest |
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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.