Compare towns
Rowe vs Mashpee vs Sandisfield
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).
Sandisfield has the most people working from home (16.5%).
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 | Sandisfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 453Lowest |
15,384Highest |
994 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +7.5%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+8.1%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 48.9±6.4Lowest 22% above MA |
55.9±1.8Highest 40% above MA |
49.9±7.5 25% above MA |
| Mashpee and Sandisfield 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%±2.3 MA: 19.4% |
14%±2.9Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 30.2%±8.1 MA: 17.9% |
33.1%±2.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
28%±5.6Lowest 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% MA: 47.3% |
44.3%Highest MA: 47.3% |
26%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±2Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.5%±1.4 MA: 7.9% |
7.8%±4.1Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Sandisfield and Mashpee 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 |
$91,111±$23k 12% below MA |
| Mashpee and Sandisfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $275,000±$41kLowest 51% below MA |
$562,200±$29kHighest about the MA average |
$360,300±$34k 36% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,313±$576 25% below MA |
$1,776±$330Highest about the MA average |
$1,250±$220Lowest 29% below MA |
| 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 |
$3,762Highest 37% below MA |
$3,328 44% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 11.8%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
44.7%±14.5 MA: 51.8% |
66.7%±100Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Sandisfield and Mashpee 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% |
96.4%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1959Lowest 5 yrs older than MA |
1988Highest 24 yrs newer than MA |
1978 14 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 22% above MA |
27 minLowest 6% below MA |
31 min 8% above MA |
| Work from home | 7.2%±3.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
14.5%±3 MA: 18.6% |
16.5%±8Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Sandisfield 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 | — |
| 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.