Compare towns
Mashpee vs Dover vs Popponesset
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 oldest population (median age 55.9).
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 | Popponesset |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,384Highest |
5,930 |
563Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 55.9±1.8Highest 40% above MA |
44.9±2.3Lowest 12% above MA |
45.3±25 13% above MA |
| Mashpee and Popponesset 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% |
26%±5.2Highest MA: 19.4% |
5.9%±7.3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 33.1%±2.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
16.7%±2.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
24%±12.5 MA: 17.9% |
| Mashpee and Popponesset are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.3%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
84.8%Highest MA: 47.3% |
71.2% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±1.4 MA: 7.9% |
7.2%±2.7Highest MA: 7.9% |
1.1%±3Lowest 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 |
$102,357±$54k about the MA average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $562,200±$29kLowest about the MA average |
$1,340,300±$117kHighest 138% above MA |
$720,900±$324k 28% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,776±$330Lowest about the MA average |
$2,917±$2kHighest 66% above MA |
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| Dover 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 |
$10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
$4,200 30% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.7%±14.5 MA: 51.8% |
20%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
100%±35.4Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Below poverty line | 5.5% MA: 10% |
2.7%Lowest MA: 10% |
7.1%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.9%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
97.9%Highest MA: 62.5% |
82.1% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988Highest 24 yrs newer than MA |
1970Lowest 6 yrs newer than MA |
1970Lowest 6 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 6% below MA |
35 minHighest 19% above MA |
29 min about the MA average |
| Work from home | 14.5%±3Lowest MA: 18.6% |
34.2%±6.4Highest MA: 18.6% |
27.6%±33.4 MA: 18.6% |
| Dover and Popponesset 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 | #1 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Mashpee | Dover · Dover-Sherborn | — |
| High school in town | Mashpee Middle-High School | Dover-Sherborn Regional High | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.6Lowest |
9.8Highest |
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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.