Compare towns
Mashpee vs Millis vs Hull
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 shortest commute (27 min average).
Millis has the highest household income ($156k).
Hull has the most people working from home (19.7%).
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 | Millis | Hull |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,384Highest |
8,888Lowest |
10,138 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+7.2% MA: +7.4% |
-2.1%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 55.9±1.8 40% above MA |
46.4±3Lowest 16% above MA |
56.1±1.8Highest 40% above MA |
| Hull and Mashpee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.7%±2.3 MA: 19.4% |
18.4%±2.8Highest MA: 19.4% |
11.4%±2.2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Millis 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% |
23.5%±3.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
26.1%±3.1 MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.3%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
54.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
50.4% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±1.4 MA: 7.9% |
4.9%±1.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.2%±2.2Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Millis 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 |
$155,996±$9kHighest 50% above MA |
$115,485±$14k 11% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $562,200±$29kLowest about the MA average |
$603,500±$31k 7% above MA |
$646,000±$38kHighest 15% above MA |
| Hull and Millis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,776±$330 about the MA average |
$1,696±$279Lowest 4% below MA |
$2,081±$187Highest 18% above MA |
| Hull 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 |
$9,344Highest 56% above MA |
$6,089 about the MA average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.7%±14.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
56.5%±16.6Highest MA: 51.8% |
52.8%±14 MA: 51.8% |
| Millis and Hull are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.5% MA: 10% |
4.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
5.8%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.9% MA: 62.5% |
83.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
79.6%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988Highest 24 yrs newer than MA |
1974 10 yrs newer than MA |
1946Lowest 18 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 6% below MA |
31 min 5% above MA |
33 minHighest 14% above MA |
| Work from home | 14.5%±3Lowest MA: 18.6% |
17.5%±4.2 MA: 18.6% |
19.7%±4.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Hull and Millis 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 | #63 of 282 in MA | #66 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Mashpee | Millis | Hull |
| High school in town | Mashpee Middle-High School | Millis High School | Hull High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.6 |
10.7Highest |
8.8Lowest |
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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.