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Rowe vs Mashpee vs Peru
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Rowe has the most kids (23% under 18).
Mashpee has the most expensive homes ($562k median).
Peru has the most homeowners (98.2%).
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 | Rowe | Mashpee | Peru |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 453Lowest |
15,384Highest |
630 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +7.5%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-3.9%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 48.9±6.4Lowest 22% above MA |
55.9±1.8Highest 40% above MA |
52.6±4.8 32% above MA |
| Mashpee and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23%±5Highest MA: 19.4% |
14.7%±2.3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
16.3%±3.5 MA: 19.4% |
| Rowe and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 30.2%±8.1 MA: 17.9% |
33.1%±2.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
29.7%±6.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Mashpee and Rowe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.2%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
44.3%Highest MA: 47.3% |
28% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±2 MA: 7.9% |
4.5%±1.4Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.2%±2Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Mashpee and Rowe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $69,583±$13kLowest 33% below MA |
$95,299±$13kHighest 8% below MA |
$90,750±$18k 13% below MA |
| Mashpee and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $275,000±$41k 51% below MA |
$562,200±$29kHighest about the MA average |
$267,400±$15kLowest 52% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,313±$576Lowest 25% below MA |
$1,776±$330Highest about the MA average |
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| Mashpee and Rowe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,458Lowest 76% below MA |
$3,762 37% below MA |
$3,805Highest 36% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 11.8%±100 MA: 51.8% |
44.7%±14.5Highest MA: 51.8% |
0%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Mashpee and Rowe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 15.8%Highest MA: 10% |
5.5% MA: 10% |
3.2%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.8% MA: 62.5% |
81.9%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
98.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1959Lowest 5 yrs older than MA |
1988Highest 24 yrs newer than MA |
1983 19 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 22% above MA |
27 minLowest 6% below MA |
31 min 7% above MA |
| Work from home | 7.2%±3.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
14.5%±3Highest MA: 18.6% |
10.3%±4.8 MA: 18.6% |
| Mashpee and Peru 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 | — |
| School district | Rowe | Mashpee | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Mashpee Middle-High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.6 |
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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.