Compare towns
Hull vs Mendon vs Mashpee vs Hull
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mendon has the most kids (22.8% under 18).
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 | Mendon | Mashpee | Hull |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 10,138 |
6,325Lowest |
15,384Highest |
10,138 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.1%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+6.7% MA: +7.4% |
+7.5%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-2.1%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 56.1±1.8Highest 40% above MA |
44.1±4.4Lowest 10% above MA |
55.9±1.8 40% above MA |
56.1±1.8Highest 40% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 11.4%±2.2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
22.8%±6.2Highest MA: 19.4% |
14.7%±2.3 MA: 19.4% |
11.4%±2.2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Mendon 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% |
14.7%±3.4Lowest MA: 17.9% |
33.1%±2.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
26.1%±3.1 MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 50.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
46.9% MA: 47.3% |
44.3%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
50.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±2.2Lowest MA: 7.9% |
6.8%±2.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.5%±1.4 MA: 7.9% |
4.2%±2.2Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Mendon and Mashpee 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 |
$132,256±$33kHighest 27% above MA |
$95,299±$13kLowest 8% below MA |
$115,485±$14k 11% above MA |
| Mendon 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 |
$616,000±$37k 10% above MA |
$562,200±$29kLowest about the MA average |
$646,000±$38kHighest 15% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,081±$187Highest 18% above MA |
$1,840±$196 4% above MA |
$1,776±$330Lowest about the MA average |
$2,081±$187Highest 18% above MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,089 about the MA average |
$7,213Highest 20% above MA |
$3,762Lowest 37% below MA |
$6,089 about the MA average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.8%±14 MA: 51.8% |
78.7%±26Highest MA: 51.8% |
44.7%±14.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
52.8%±14 MA: 51.8% |
| Mendon and Hull are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 5.8% MA: 10% |
7.1%Highest MA: 10% |
5.5%Lowest MA: 10% |
5.8% MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.6%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
86.9%Highest MA: 62.5% |
81.9% MA: 62.5% |
79.6%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1946Lowest 18 yrs older than MA |
1985 21 yrs newer than MA |
1988Highest 24 yrs newer than MA |
1946Lowest 18 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 14% above MA |
30 min 4% above MA |
27 minLowest 6% below MA |
33 minHighest 14% above MA |
| Work from home | 19.7%±4.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
15.1%±5.7 MA: 18.6% |
14.5%±3Lowest MA: 18.6% |
19.7%±4.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #66 of 282 in MA | #210 of 282 in MA | #100 of 282 in MA | #66 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Hull | Mendon-Upton | 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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| 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.