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Hull vs Ogunquit vs Cohasset vs Mashpee

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Hull has the most renters (20.4% rent).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Cohasset has the most kids (27.2% under 18).
Mashpee has the most affordable homes ($562k median).

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.

MeasureHullOgunquitCohassetMashpee
People
Population
10,138
1,379Lowest
8,427
15,384Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-2.1%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+76.8%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+11.1%
U.S.: +7.4%
+7.5%
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
56.1±1.8
44% above U.S.
62.8±4.8Highest
61% above U.S.
43.9±4.4Lowest
13% above U.S.
55.9±1.8
44% above U.S.
Kids under 18
11.4%±2.2
U.S.: 22%
5.7%±3.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
27.2%±4.1Highest
U.S.: 22%
14.7%±2.3
U.S.: 22%
Age 65+
26.1%±3.1
U.S.: 17.2%
43.6%±10.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
17.8%±2.8Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
33.1%±2.9
U.S.: 17.2%
Ogunquit and Mashpee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
50.4%
U.S.: 35.7%
63.5%
U.S.: 35.7%
76.7%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
44.3%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
4.2%±2.2
U.S.: 6.4%
4.2%±2.8
U.S.: 6.4%
3.8%±1.7Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.5%±1.4Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Mashpee and Hull are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$115,485±$14k
43% above U.S.
$114,259±$56k
42% above U.S.
$199,306±$53kHighest
147% above U.S.
$95,299±$13kLowest
18% above U.S.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$646,000±$38k
94% above U.S.
$875,700±$79k
163% above U.S.
$1,318,900±$165kHighest
296% above U.S.
$562,200±$29kLowest
69% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$2,081±$187
47% above U.S.
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$2,755±$399Highest
95% above U.S.
$1,776±$330Lowest
26% above U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$6,089
95% above U.S.
$4,473
43% above U.S.
$10,000+Highest
at least 221% above U.S.
$3,762Lowest
21% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
52.8%±14Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±61.1Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
52.6%±15.5
U.S.: 51.1%
44.7%±14.5
U.S.: 51.1%
Hull and Cohasset are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
5.8%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
3.2%
U.S.: 12.5%
3%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
5.5%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
79.6%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
94.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
83%
U.S.: 65.2%
81.9%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1946Lowest
34 yrs older than U.S.
1978
2 yrs older than U.S.
1968
12 yrs older than U.S.
1988Highest
8 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
33 min
26% above U.S.
26 minLowest
about the U.S. average
37 minHighest
41% above U.S.
27 min
3% above U.S.
Work from home
19.7%±4.3
U.S.: 15.1%
43.3%±12.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
25.7%±5.3
U.S.: 15.1%
14.5%±3Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Ogunquit and Cohasset 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 — #41 of 282 in MA #100 of 282 in MA
School district — — Cohasset Mashpee
High school in town — — Cohasset High School Mashpee Middle-High School
Students per teacherat that high school — —
9.0Lowest
9.6Highest
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U.S. 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.