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Mashpee vs Windsor Locks vs Falmouth
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mashpee has the highest household income ($95k).
Windsor Locks has the most affordable homes ($259k median).
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 | Windsor Locks | Falmouth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,384 |
12,579Lowest |
33,039Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | +3.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 55.9±1.8 44% above U.S. |
41.4±2.6Lowest 6% above U.S. |
56.6±1.4Highest 46% above U.S. |
| 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 U.S.: 22% |
18.6%±3.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
14.3%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Windsor Locks 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 U.S.: 17.2% |
18.2%±2.7Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
33.9%±2.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| 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% U.S.: 35.7% |
28.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
51.8%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.9%±1.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.7%±1.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Windsor Locks and Falmouth 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 18% above U.S. |
$81,205±$13kLowest about the U.S. average |
$93,043±$9k 15% above U.S. |
| Mashpee and Falmouth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $562,200±$29k 69% above U.S. |
$258,800±$14kLowest 22% below U.S. |
$629,900±$20kHighest 89% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,776±$330Highest 26% above U.S. |
$1,394±$187Lowest about the U.S. average |
$1,451±$238 about the U.S. average |
| Mashpee and Falmouth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,762Highest 21% above U.S. |
$3,688Lowest 18% above U.S. |
$3,750 20% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.7%±14.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
58.2%±16.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
54.2%±6.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Windsor Locks and Falmouth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.5%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
10.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
9.6% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
77.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
81.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988Highest 8 yrs newer than U.S. |
1961Lowest 19 yrs older than U.S. |
1973 7 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 3% above U.S. |
22 minLowest 17% below U.S. |
24 min 8% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 14.5%±3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
17.7%±3.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
19.3%±3.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Falmouth and Windsor Locks 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 | #109 of 149 in CT | #114 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Mashpee | Windsor Locks School District | Falmouth |
| High school in town | Mashpee Middle-High School | Windsor Locks High School | Falmouth High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.6 |
8.9Lowest |
10.8Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.