Compare towns
Mashpee vs Sutton 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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.5%).
Sutton has the highest household income ($147k).
Falmouth has the most expensive homes ($630k median).
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 | Sutton | Falmouth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,384 |
9,452Lowest |
33,039Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+4.4% MA: +7.4% |
+3.1%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 55.9±1.8 40% above MA |
44.3±2.5Lowest 11% 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% |
19.6%±3.3Highest MA: 19.4% |
14.3%±1.7Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Sutton and Mashpee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 33.1%±2.9 MA: 17.9% |
18.8%±3.2Lowest 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% |
52.8%Highest MA: 47.3% |
51.8% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±1.4 MA: 7.9% |
3.9%±1.8Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.7%±1.2Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Falmouth 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 |
$147,125±$25kHighest 42% above MA |
$93,043±$9kLowest 11% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $562,200±$29k about the MA average |
$523,100±$47kLowest 7% below MA |
$629,900±$20kHighest 12% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,776±$330Highest about the MA average |
$1,190±$401Lowest 32% below MA |
$1,451±$238 18% below MA |
| Mashpee and Falmouth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,762 37% below MA |
$6,763Highest 13% above MA |
$3,750Lowest 37% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.7%±14.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
47.5%±24.4 MA: 51.8% |
54.2%±6.8Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Falmouth and Sutton 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% |
5.8% MA: 10% |
9.6%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.9% MA: 62.5% |
89.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
81.6%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988Highest 24 yrs newer than MA |
1981 17 yrs newer than MA |
1973Lowest 9 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 6% below MA |
30 minHighest about the MA average |
24 minLowest 16% below MA |
| Work from home | 14.5%±3Lowest MA: 18.6% |
22.7%±4.1Highest MA: 18.6% |
19.3%±3.1 MA: 18.6% |
| Sutton and Falmouth 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 | #105 of 282 in MA | #114 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Mashpee | Sutton | Falmouth |
| High school in town | Mashpee Middle-High School | Sutton High School | Falmouth High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.6Lowest |
12.6Highest |
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.