Compare towns
Leyden vs Mashpee vs Warwick
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Leyden has the highest household income ($106k).
Mashpee has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.5%).
Warwick has the most people working from home (22.4%).
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 | Leyden | Mashpee | Warwick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 637Lowest |
15,384Highest |
776 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.2% MA: +7.4% |
+7.5%Highest MA: +7.4% |
0%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 53.2±8.2 33% above MA |
55.9±1.8Highest 40% above MA |
51.4±7.3Lowest 29% above MA |
| Mashpee and Leyden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.8%±3.6 MA: 19.4% |
14.7%±2.3Highest MA: 19.4% |
9.9%±3.4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Mashpee and Leyden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 28.6%±2.7 MA: 17.9% |
33.1%±2.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
23.2%±3.3Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Mashpee and Leyden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
44.3%Highest MA: 47.3% |
40.5% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.5%±2.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.5%±1.4Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.4%±2.1 MA: 7.9% |
| Mashpee and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $105,893±$13kHighest about the MA average |
$95,299±$13k 8% below MA |
$93,333±$22kLowest 10% below MA |
| Leyden and Mashpee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $372,900±$24k 34% below MA |
$562,200±$29kHighest about the MA average |
$349,400±$34kLowest 38% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,917±$451Highest 9% above MA |
$1,776±$330 about the MA average |
$1,367±$163Lowest 22% below MA |
| Leyden and Mashpee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,651Highest 22% below MA |
$3,762Lowest 37% below MA |
$4,380 27% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.9%±100 MA: 51.8% |
44.7%±14.5Highest MA: 51.8% |
33.3%±57.3Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Mashpee and Leyden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.8%Highest MA: 10% |
5.5% MA: 10% |
5%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.4%Highest MA: 62.5% |
81.9%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
89% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 12 yrs newer than MA |
1988Highest 24 yrs newer than MA |
1974Lowest 10 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 min 12% above MA |
27 minLowest 6% below MA |
40 minHighest 37% above MA |
| Work from home | 11%±5Lowest MA: 18.6% |
14.5%±3 MA: 18.6% |
22.4%±6.9Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Warwick and Mashpee 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 | — | #100 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | — | Mashpee | Warwick |
| High school in town | — | Mashpee Middle-High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.6 |
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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.