Compare towns
Mashpee vs Buzzards Bay vs Dennis
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 most kids (14.7% under 18).
Buzzards Bay has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.9%).
Dennis has the shortest commute (24 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 | Mashpee | Buzzards Bay | Dennis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,384Highest |
2,909Lowest |
14,868 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5% MA: +7.4% |
+10.9%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+3.3%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 55.9±1.8 40% above MA |
54.4±5.9Lowest 36% above MA |
59.5±2Highest 49% above MA |
| Dennis and Mashpee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.7%±2.3Highest MA: 19.4% |
6.7%±2.9Lowest MA: 19.4% |
9%±2 MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 33.1%±2.9 MA: 17.9% |
32.3%±5.2Lowest MA: 17.9% |
39.8%±3.4Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.3%Highest MA: 47.3% |
29.6%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
44.1% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±1.4 MA: 7.9% |
8.9%±1.4Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.2%±1.7Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $95,299±$13kHighest 8% below MA |
$94,388±$12k 9% below MA |
$88,154±$10kLowest 15% below MA |
| Mashpee and Buzzards Bay 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 |
$454,500±$28kLowest 19% below MA |
$627,100±$28kHighest 12% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,776±$330Highest about the MA average |
$1,484±$601 16% below MA |
$1,420±$260Lowest 19% below MA |
| Mashpee and Buzzards Bay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,762Highest 37% below MA |
$3,405 43% below MA |
$2,877Lowest 52% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.7%±14.5 MA: 51.8% |
37.9%±20.3Lowest MA: 51.8% |
59.2%±9.9Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Dennis and Mashpee 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% |
7.3%Highest MA: 10% |
6.7% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.9%Highest MA: 62.5% |
75.7%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
78.9% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988Highest 24 yrs newer than MA |
1956Lowest 8 yrs older than MA |
1970 6 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 6% below MA |
32 minHighest 10% above MA |
24 minLowest 17% below MA |
| Work from home | 14.5%±3Lowest MA: 18.6% |
17.4%±6.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
16.9%±5 MA: 18.6% |
| Buzzards Bay and Dennis 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 | — | #238 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Mashpee | — | Dennis-Yarmouth |
| High school in town | Mashpee Middle-High School | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 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.