Compare towns
Mashpee vs Needham vs Falmouth
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).
Needham has the highest household income ($214k).
Falmouth 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 | Needham | Falmouth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,384Lowest |
32,459 |
33,039Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5% MA: +7.4% |
+11.1%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+3.1%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 55.9±1.8 40% above MA |
43.1±1.6Lowest 8% above MA |
56.6±1.4Highest 42% above MA |
| Falmouth 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% |
27.5%±2.2Highest MA: 19.4% |
14.3%±1.7Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 33.1%±2.9 MA: 17.9% |
17.7%±1.7Lowest MA: 17.9% |
33.9%±2.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Falmouth 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%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
81.9%Highest MA: 47.3% |
51.8% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±1.4Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.4%±1.1 MA: 7.9% |
5.7%±1.2Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Falmouth and Needham 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 |
$214,308±$13kHighest 106% above MA |
$93,043±$9kLowest 11% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $562,200±$29kLowest about the MA average |
$1,188,500±$43kHighest 111% above MA |
$629,900±$20k 12% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,776±$330 about the MA average |
$2,409±$183Highest 37% above MA |
$1,451±$238Lowest 18% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,762 37% below MA |
$10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
$3,750Lowest 37% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.7%±14.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
55.9%±8.5Highest MA: 51.8% |
54.2%±6.8 MA: 51.8% |
| Needham and Falmouth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.5% MA: 10% |
3.7%Lowest MA: 10% |
9.6%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.9% MA: 62.5% |
83.1%Highest MA: 62.5% |
81.6%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988Highest 24 yrs newer than MA |
1965Lowest 1 yr newer than MA |
1973 9 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 6% below MA |
28 minHighest 5% below MA |
24 minLowest 16% below MA |
| Work from home | 14.5%±3Lowest MA: 18.6% |
32.4%±2.4Highest MA: 18.6% |
19.3%±3.1 MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #100 of 282 in MA | #19 of 282 in MA | #114 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Mashpee | Needham | Falmouth |
| High school in town | Mashpee Middle-High School | Needham High | Falmouth High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.6Lowest |
11.9Highest |
10.8 |
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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.