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Hull vs Lancaster 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).
Lancaster has the most people working from home (33.6%).
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 | Lancaster | Mashpee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,138 |
8,606Lowest |
15,384Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.1%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+4.8% MA: +7.4% |
+7.5%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 56.1±1.8Highest 40% above MA |
43.1±4.9Lowest 8% 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 | 11.4%±2.2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
19.2%±4Highest MA: 19.4% |
14.7%±2.3 MA: 19.4% |
| Lancaster 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% |
19.9%±4.2Lowest MA: 17.9% |
33.1%±2.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 50.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
50.3% MA: 47.3% |
44.3%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±2.2 MA: 7.9% |
3%±1.8Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.5%±1.4Highest MA: 7.9% |
| 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 11% above MA |
$134,833±$27kHighest 30% above MA |
$95,299±$13kLowest 8% below MA |
| Lancaster 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 |
$519,100±$60kLowest 8% below MA |
$562,200±$29k about the MA average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,081±$187 18% above MA |
$2,338±$539Highest 33% above MA |
$1,776±$330Lowest about the MA average |
| Lancaster 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 |
$7,235Highest 21% above MA |
$3,762Lowest 37% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.8%±14 MA: 51.8% |
68.3%±36.7Highest MA: 51.8% |
44.7%±14.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Lancaster and Hull 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% |
1.4%Lowest MA: 10% |
5.5% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.6%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
85.1%Highest MA: 62.5% |
81.9% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1946Lowest 18 yrs older than MA |
1971 7 yrs newer than MA |
1988Highest 24 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 14% above MA |
32 min 9% above MA |
27 minLowest 6% below MA |
| Work from home | 19.7%±4.3 MA: 18.6% |
33.6%±9.1Highest MA: 18.6% |
14.5%±3Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #66 of 282 in MA | #145 of 282 in MA | #100 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Hull | Nashoba | Mashpee |
| High school in town | Hull High | None in town | Mashpee Middle-High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.8Lowest |
— | 9.6Highest |
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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.