Compare towns
Mashpee vs Wellfleet vs Yarmouth
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 kids (14.7% under 18).
Wellfleet has grown the fastest since 2010 (+29.7%).
Yarmouth 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 | Wellfleet | Yarmouth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,384 |
4,404Lowest |
25,224Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5% MA: +7.4% |
+29.7%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+5.2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 55.9±1.8 40% above MA |
58.4±4.1Highest 46% above MA |
54.6±3.1Lowest 37% above MA |
| Wellfleet and Mashpee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.7%±2.3Highest MA: 19.4% |
14.4%±5.4 MA: 19.4% |
13.7%±2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Mashpee and Wellfleet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 33.1%±2.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
35.3%±5.8Highest MA: 17.9% |
35%±2.7 MA: 17.9% |
| Wellfleet and Yarmouth 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% |
64.6%Highest MA: 47.3% |
41.2%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±1.4Highest MA: 7.9% |
3%±2.1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.4%±1.5 MA: 7.9% |
| Mashpee and Yarmouth 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 |
$117,938±$27kHighest 13% above MA |
$86,039±$6kLowest 17% below MA |
| Wellfleet 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 |
$855,300±$70kHighest 52% above MA |
$551,800±$25kLowest about the MA average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,776±$330Highest about the MA average |
$1,563±$597Lowest 11% below MA |
$1,721±$200 about the MA average |
| Mashpee and Yarmouth 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 |
$4,862Highest 19% below MA |
$3,975 34% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.7%±14.5 MA: 51.8% |
28.6%±23.8Lowest MA: 51.8% |
75.2%±8.2Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Below poverty line | 5.5%Lowest MA: 10% |
9.2% MA: 10% |
9.5%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.9%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
85.5%Highest MA: 62.5% |
82.3% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988Highest 24 yrs newer than MA |
1975 11 yrs newer than MA |
1974Lowest 10 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 6% below MA |
35 minHighest 19% above MA |
24 minLowest 18% below MA |
| Work from home | 14.5%±3 MA: 18.6% |
20.7%±7.4Highest MA: 18.6% |
9.5%±2.2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Wellfleet 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 | — | #223 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Mashpee | Wellfleet | Dennis-Yarmouth |
| High school in town | Mashpee Middle-High School | None in town | Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.6Lowest |
— | 11.6Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | 6 photos → |
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.