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Mashpee vs Ayer vs Hull
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mashpee has the shortest commute (27 min average).
Ayer has grown the fastest since 2010 (+14.2%).
Hull has the most expensive homes ($646k median).
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 | Mashpee | Ayer | Hull |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,384Highest |
8,645Lowest |
10,138 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5% MA: +7.4% |
+14.2%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-2.1%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 55.9±1.8 40% above MA |
39.2±2.8Lowest about the MA average |
56.1±1.8Highest 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 | 14.7%±2.3 MA: 19.4% |
20.3%±3.9Highest MA: 19.4% |
11.4%±2.2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Ayer and Mashpee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 33.1%±2.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
14.5%±2.8Lowest MA: 17.9% |
26.1%±3.1 MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.3% MA: 47.3% |
42.3%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
50.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±1.4Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.5%±1.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.2%±2.2Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $95,299±$13kLowest 8% below MA |
$101,875±$15k about the MA average |
$115,485±$14kHighest 11% above MA |
| Hull and Ayer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $562,200±$29k about the MA average |
$463,800±$29kLowest 17% below MA |
$646,000±$38kHighest 15% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,776±$330 about the MA average |
$1,415±$180Lowest 20% below MA |
$2,081±$187Highest 18% above MA |
| Hull and Mashpee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,762Lowest 37% below MA |
$5,057 16% below MA |
$6,089Highest about the MA average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.7%±14.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
45.1%±14.2 MA: 51.8% |
52.8%±14Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Hull and Ayer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.5%Lowest MA: 10% |
10.7%Highest MA: 10% |
5.8% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.9%Highest MA: 62.5% |
69.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
79.6% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988Highest 24 yrs newer than MA |
1977 13 yrs newer than MA |
1946Lowest 18 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 6% below MA |
33 min 13% above MA |
33 minHighest 14% above MA |
| Work from home | 14.5%±3Lowest MA: 18.6% |
21.6%±5.9Highest MA: 18.6% |
19.7%±4.3 MA: 18.6% |
| Ayer 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 | #100 of 282 in MA | #113 of 282 in MA | #66 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Mashpee | Ayer Shirley School District | Hull |
| High school in town | Mashpee Middle-High School | Ayer Shirley Regional High School | Hull High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.6 |
11.5Highest |
8.8Lowest |
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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.