Compare towns
Hull vs Danvers vs Mashpee vs Quincy
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 oldest housing (typical home built 1946).
Danvers has the most kids (17.2% under 18).
Mashpee has the most affordable homes ($562k median).
Quincy has the most renters (54.8% 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 | Hull | Danvers | Mashpee | Quincy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 10,138Lowest |
28,098 |
15,384 |
102,114Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.1%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+6% MA: +7.4% |
+7.5% MA: +7.4% |
+10.1%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 56.1±1.8Highest 40% above MA |
45.3±3 13% above MA |
55.9±1.8 40% above MA |
38.6±0.8Lowest 4% below 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% |
17.2%±2Highest MA: 19.4% |
14.7%±2.3 MA: 19.4% |
14.5%±1 MA: 19.4% |
| Danvers 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% |
22.6%±2.2 MA: 17.9% |
33.1%±2.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
17.7%±1.1Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 50.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
48.4% MA: 47.3% |
44.3%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
50.3% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±2.2 MA: 7.9% |
4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.5%±1.4 MA: 7.9% |
8.2%±0.9Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $115,485±$14k 11% above MA |
$125,395±$10kHighest 21% above MA |
$95,299±$13kLowest 8% below MA |
$98,882±$5k 5% below MA |
| Danvers 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 |
$644,200±$23k 15% above MA |
$562,200±$29kLowest about the MA average |
$618,500±$14k 10% above MA |
| Hull and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,081±$187 18% above MA |
$2,076±$192 18% above MA |
$1,776±$330Lowest about the MA average |
$2,118±$59Highest 20% above MA |
| Quincy and Hull are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,089 about the MA average |
$6,654Highest 11% above MA |
$3,762Lowest 37% below MA |
$6,381 6% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.8%±14Highest MA: 51.8% |
48.8%±8.6 MA: 51.8% |
44.7%±14.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
48.7%±3.5 MA: 51.8% |
| Hull and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 5.8% MA: 10% |
4.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
5.5% MA: 10% |
10.6%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.6% MA: 62.5% |
69.2% MA: 62.5% |
81.9%Highest MA: 62.5% |
45.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1946Lowest 18 yrs older than MA |
1963 1 yr older than MA |
1988Highest 24 yrs newer than MA |
1958 6 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 33 min 14% above MA |
28 min about the MA average |
27 minLowest 6% below MA |
35 minHighest 19% above MA |
| Work from home | 19.7%±4.3 MA: 18.6% |
19.3%±3.6 MA: 18.6% |
14.5%±3Lowest MA: 18.6% |
21.2%±1.8Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Quincy 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 | #91 of 282 in MA | #100 of 282 in MA | #147 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Hull | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School District · Danvers | Mashpee | Quincy |
| High school in town | Hull High | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School | Mashpee Middle-High School | North Quincy High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.8Lowest |
12.8 |
9.6 |
15.5Highest |
| On TownTapestry | ||||
| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.