Compare towns
Sagamore vs Mashpee vs Rochester
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Sagamore has the most people working from home (19.7%).
Mashpee has the oldest population (median age 55.9).
Rochester has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.3%).
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 | Sagamore | Mashpee | Rochester |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,072Lowest |
15,384Highest |
5,837 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.3%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+7.5% MA: +7.4% |
+9.3%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 47.9±5.8 20% above MA |
55.9±1.8Highest 40% above MA |
46.5±6Lowest 16% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 20%±5.3 MA: 19.4% |
14.7%±2.3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
20.1%±4.6Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Rochester and Sagamore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.1%±4.5 MA: 17.9% |
33.1%±2.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
20.1%±4.2Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.9%Highest MA: 47.3% |
44.3% MA: 47.3% |
43.5%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±3.7Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.5%±1.4 MA: 7.9% |
4%±1.5Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Sagamore and Mashpee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $108,315±$38k 4% above MA |
$95,299±$13kLowest 8% below MA |
$120,273±$12kHighest 16% above MA |
| Rochester and Sagamore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $575,700±$56k about the MA average |
$562,200±$29kLowest about the MA average |
$599,100±$31kHighest 7% above MA |
| Rochester and Sagamore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,123±$330Highest 20% above MA |
$1,776±$330 about the MA average |
$1,432±$743Lowest 19% below MA |
| Sagamore and Mashpee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,796 20% below MA |
$3,762Lowest 37% below MA |
$6,530Highest 9% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 68.1%±73.9Highest MA: 51.8% |
44.7%±14.5 MA: 51.8% |
39.1%±10.2Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Sagamore and Mashpee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.5%Lowest MA: 10% |
5.5%Highest MA: 10% |
5.4% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84% MA: 62.5% |
81.9%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
88.1%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Lowest 15 yrs newer than MA |
1988Highest 24 yrs newer than MA |
1984 20 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 10% below MA |
27 min 6% below MA |
37 minHighest 25% above MA |
| Work from home | 19.7%±6Highest MA: 18.6% |
14.5%±3 MA: 18.6% |
8.3%±3.7Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Sagamore 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 | #104 of 282 in MA |
| School district | — | Mashpee | Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical · Rochester |
| High school in town | — | Mashpee Middle-High School | Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.6Highest |
9.1Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.