Compare towns
Mashpee vs Fall River 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).
Fall River has the most renters (64.7% rent).
Popponesset has the most people working from home (27.6%).
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 | Fall River | Popponesset |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,384 |
94,082Highest |
563Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+5.8%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 55.9±1.8Highest 40% above MA |
39.3±1.2Lowest about the MA average |
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% |
19.9%±1.2Highest MA: 19.4% |
5.9%±7.3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 33.1%±2.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
16.1%±0.9Lowest 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% MA: 47.3% |
16.4%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
71.2%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±1.4Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.1%±0.6 MA: 7.9% |
1.1%±3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Mashpee and Fall River 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 |
$56,673±$3kLowest 45% below MA |
$102,357±$54kHighest about the MA average |
| Popponesset and Mashpee 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 |
$395,500±$11kLowest 30% below MA |
$720,900±$324kHighest 28% above MA |
| Popponesset and Mashpee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,776±$330Highest about the MA average |
$1,155±$27Lowest 34% below MA |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,762Lowest 37% below MA |
$3,953 34% below MA |
$4,200Highest 30% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.7%±14.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
52.5%±3.3 MA: 51.8% |
100%±35.4Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Below poverty line | 5.5%Lowest MA: 10% |
19.6%Highest MA: 10% |
7.1% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.9% MA: 62.5% |
35.3%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
82.1%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988Highest 24 yrs newer than MA |
1945Lowest 19 yrs older than MA |
1970 6 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 6% below MA |
26 minLowest 11% below MA |
29 minHighest about the MA average |
| Work from home | 14.5%±3 MA: 18.6% |
7.1%±1.2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
27.6%±33.4Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Popponesset 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 | #262 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Mashpee | Fall River · Greater Fall River Regional Vocational Technical | — |
| High school in town | Mashpee Middle-High School | B M C Durfee High | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.6Lowest |
11.3Highest |
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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.