Compare towns
Mashpee vs Salisbury vs Sandwich
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).
Salisbury has grown the fastest since 2010 (+15.6%).
Sandwich has the highest household income ($122k).
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 | Salisbury | Sandwich |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,384 |
5,656Lowest |
20,522Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5% MA: +7.4% |
+15.6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 55.9±1.8Highest 40% above MA |
51±6.9Lowest 28% above MA |
51.8±1.8 30% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 14.7%±2.3 MA: 19.4% |
12.3%±3.4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
17.3%±2Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Sandwich 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% |
29.1%±3.2 MA: 17.9% |
27.4%±3.1Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Mashpee and Salisbury 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% |
50.6% MA: 47.3% |
51.7%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±1.4 MA: 7.9% |
5.1%±2.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.7%±1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Salisbury 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±$13k 8% below MA |
$92,469±$7kLowest 11% below MA |
$122,486±$12kHighest 18% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $562,200±$29k about the MA average |
$465,900±$31kLowest 17% below MA |
$601,400±$26kHighest 7% above MA |
| Sandwich 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 |
$1,770±$444 about the MA average |
$1,751±$121Lowest about the MA average |
| Mashpee and Salisbury 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 |
$4,561 24% below MA |
$6,483Highest 8% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.7%±14.5 MA: 51.8% |
59.8%±11.2Highest MA: 51.8% |
31.9%±13.7Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Salisbury and Mashpee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.5%Lowest MA: 10% |
5.6% MA: 10% |
7%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.9% MA: 62.5% |
65.5%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
89.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988Highest 24 yrs newer than MA |
1981Lowest 17 yrs newer than MA |
1982 18 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 6% below MA |
30 minHighest about the MA average |
28 min 5% below MA |
| Work from home | 14.5%±3Lowest MA: 18.6% |
19.7%±6.9Highest MA: 18.6% |
14.5%±2.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Salisbury 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 | #240 of 282 in MA | #77 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Mashpee | — | Sandwich |
| High school in town | Mashpee Middle-High School | — | Sandwich Middle High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.6Lowest |
— | 10.7Highest |
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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.