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Mashpee vs Weweantic
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%).
Weweantic has the most affordable homes ($421k 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 | Weweantic |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 15,384Highest |
1,452Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+0.2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 55.9±1.8Highest 40% above MA |
44.4±13.9Lowest 11% above MA |
| Mashpee and Weweantic 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% |
11.2%±7.9Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Mashpee and Weweantic 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% |
17.3%±6.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.3%Highest MA: 47.3% |
30.6%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±1.4Lowest MA: 7.9% |
10.1%±8.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Weweantic 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±$13kHighest 8% below MA |
$62,481±$39kLowest 40% below MA |
| Mashpee and Weweantic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $562,200±$29kHighest about the MA average |
$420,800±$42kLowest 25% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,776±$330 about the MA average |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,762Lowest 37% below MA |
$3,764Highest 37% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.7%±14.5Highest MA: 51.8% |
0%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Mashpee and Weweantic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 5.5%Highest MA: 10% |
0%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.9%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
88.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988Highest 24 yrs newer than MA |
1973Lowest 9 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 6% below MA |
22 minLowest 24% below MA |
| Work from home | 14.5%±3Highest MA: 18.6% |
3.6%±3.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #100 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Mashpee | — |
| High school in town | Mashpee Middle-High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.6 |
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| Old photos in History | 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.