Compare towns
Mashpee vs Dover
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 affordable homes ($562k median).
Dover has the highest household income ($250k).
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 | Dover |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 15,384Highest |
2,308Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+8.3%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 55.9±1.8Highest 40% above MA |
47.5±4Lowest 19% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 14.7%±2.3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
20.9%±4.8Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Dover 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% |
15.5%±3.5Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.3%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
83.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±1.4Lowest MA: 7.9% |
9.4%±4.8Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Dover 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±$13kLowest 8% below MA |
$250,001Highest 140% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $562,200±$29kLowest about the MA average |
$1,308,300±$149kHighest 133% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,776±$330 about the MA average |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,762Lowest 37% below MA |
$10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.7%±14.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
100%±100Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Dover and Mashpee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 5.5%Highest MA: 10% |
3.3%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.9%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
97.9%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988Highest 24 yrs newer than MA |
1967Lowest 3 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 6% below MA |
37 minHighest 26% above MA |
| Work from home | 14.5%±3Lowest MA: 18.6% |
37.4%±8.8Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #100 of 282 in MA | #1 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Mashpee | — |
| High school in town | Mashpee Middle-High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.6 |
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| Old photos in History | 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.