Compare towns
Mashpee vs Dedham vs Yarmouth
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mashpee has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.5%).
Dedham has the most people working from home (20%).
Yarmouth 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 | Dedham | Yarmouth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,384Lowest |
25,237Highest |
25,224 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+2.6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+5.2% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 55.9±1.8Highest 40% above MA |
44.6±1.6Lowest 12% above MA |
54.6±3.1 37% above MA |
| Mashpee and Yarmouth 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% |
18.6%±1.9Highest MA: 19.4% |
13.7%±2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Dedham and Mashpee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 33.1%±2.9 MA: 17.9% |
21.9%±2Lowest MA: 17.9% |
35%±2.7Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Yarmouth and Mashpee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.3% MA: 47.3% |
55%Highest MA: 47.3% |
41.2%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±1.4 MA: 7.9% |
5.6%±1Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.4%±1.5Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Dedham and Mashpee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $95,299±$13k 8% below MA |
$128,955±$10kHighest 24% above MA |
$86,039±$6kLowest 17% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $562,200±$29k about the MA average |
$661,800±$16kHighest 18% above MA |
$551,800±$25kLowest about the MA average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,776±$330 about the MA average |
$2,042±$182Highest 16% above MA |
$1,721±$200Lowest about the MA average |
| Dedham 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 |
$7,918Highest 32% above MA |
$3,975 34% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.7%±14.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
56.4%±10 MA: 51.8% |
75.2%±8.2Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Below poverty line | 5.5%Lowest MA: 10% |
5.6% MA: 10% |
9.5%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.9% MA: 62.5% |
73.4%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
82.3%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988Highest 24 yrs newer than MA |
1956Lowest 8 yrs older than MA |
1974 10 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 6% below MA |
29 minHighest about the MA average |
24 minLowest 18% below MA |
| Work from home | 14.5%±3 MA: 18.6% |
20%±2.7Highest MA: 18.6% |
9.5%±2.2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Dedham 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 | #119 of 282 in MA | #223 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Mashpee | Dedham | Dennis-Yarmouth |
| High school in town | Mashpee Middle-High School | Dedham High | Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.6Lowest |
10.4 |
11.6Highest |
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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.