Compare towns
Hull vs Windsor 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).
Windsor has the most affordable homes ($390k median).
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 | Windsor | Mashpee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,138 |
1,065Lowest |
15,384Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.1% MA: +7.4% |
-7.6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+7.5%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 56.1±1.8Highest 40% above MA |
44.8±6.4Lowest 12% 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% |
15.8%±5.1Highest MA: 19.4% |
14.7%±2.3 MA: 19.4% |
| Windsor 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% |
18.6%±4.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
33.1%±2.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 50.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
41.5%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
44.3% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±2.2 MA: 7.9% |
2.7%±1.7Lowest 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 |
$115,563±$10kHighest 11% above MA |
$95,299±$13kLowest 8% below MA |
| Windsor 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 |
$389,700±$32kLowest 31% below MA |
$562,200±$29k about the MA average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,081±$187Highest 18% above MA |
— | $1,776±$330Lowest about the MA average |
| Hull and Mashpee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,089Highest about the MA average |
$3,867 35% below MA |
$3,762Lowest 37% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.8%±14Highest MA: 51.8% |
0%±100Lowest 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% |
3.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
5.5% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.6%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
96.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
81.9% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1946Lowest 18 yrs older than MA |
1970 6 yrs newer than MA |
1988Highest 24 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 min 14% above MA |
37 minHighest 27% above MA |
27 minLowest 6% below MA |
| Work from home | 19.7%±4.3 MA: 18.6% |
21.2%±5.8Highest MA: 18.6% |
14.5%±3Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Windsor 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 | — | #100 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Hull | — | Mashpee |
| High school in town | Hull High | — | 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 |
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.