Compare towns
Hull vs Walpole 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 renters (20.4% rent).
Walpole has the most kids (25.1% under 18).
Mashpee has the shortest commute (27 min average).
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 | Walpole | Mashpee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,138Lowest |
26,388Highest |
15,384 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.1%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+9.6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+7.5% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 56.1±1.8Highest 40% above MA |
40.9±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% |
25.1%±2.4Highest MA: 19.4% |
14.7%±2.3 MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 26.1%±3.1 MA: 17.9% |
16.9%±1.7Lowest MA: 17.9% |
33.1%±2.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 50.4% MA: 47.3% |
67.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
44.3%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±2.2Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.1%±1.1Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.5%±1.4 MA: 7.9% |
| Walpole 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 |
$171,500±$16kHighest 65% above MA |
$95,299±$13kLowest 8% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $646,000±$38k 15% above MA |
$687,100±$20kHighest 22% above MA |
$562,200±$29kLowest about the MA average |
| Walpole and Hull 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 |
$2,205±$222Highest 25% above MA |
$1,776±$330Lowest about the MA average |
| Walpole 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 |
$8,523Highest 42% above MA |
$3,762Lowest 37% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.8%±14Highest MA: 51.8% |
37.8%±9.1Lowest MA: 51.8% |
44.7%±14.5 MA: 51.8% |
| Hull and Mashpee 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% |
3.6%Lowest MA: 10% |
5.5% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.6%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
83.5%Highest MA: 62.5% |
81.9% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1946Lowest 18 yrs older than MA |
1977 13 yrs newer than MA |
1988Highest 24 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 min 14% above MA |
34 minHighest 15% above MA |
27 minLowest 6% below MA |
| Work from home | 19.7%±4.3 MA: 18.6% |
28.2%±4.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
14.5%±3Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Walpole 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 | #107 of 282 in MA | #100 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Hull | Norfolk County Agricultural · Walpole | Mashpee |
| High school in town | Hull High | Walpole High | Mashpee Middle-High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.8Lowest |
11.3Highest |
9.6 |
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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.