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Saugus vs Mashpee vs Saugus
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mashpee has the oldest population (median age 55.9).
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 | Saugus | Mashpee | Saugus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 28,773Highest |
15,384Lowest |
28,773Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5% MA: +7.4% |
+7.5% MA: +7.4% |
+7.5% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.5±2.5Lowest 11% above MA |
55.9±1.8Highest 40% above MA |
44.5±2.5Lowest 11% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 15.2%±2Highest MA: 19.4% |
14.7%±2.3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
15.2%±2Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 22%±2.1Lowest MA: 17.9% |
33.1%±2.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
22%±2.1Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31.4%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
44.3%Highest MA: 47.3% |
31.4%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±1.1Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.5%±1.4Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.4%±1.1Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $101,539±$3kHighest about the MA average |
$95,299±$13kLowest 8% below MA |
$101,539±$3kHighest about the MA average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $603,400±$13kHighest 7% above MA |
$562,200±$29kLowest about the MA average |
$603,400±$13kHighest 7% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,241±$201Highest 27% above MA |
$1,776±$330Lowest about the MA average |
$2,241±$201Highest 27% above MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,049Highest about the MA average |
$3,762Lowest 37% below MA |
$6,049Highest about the MA average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53%±9.2Highest MA: 51.8% |
44.7%±14.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
53%±9.2Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Below poverty line | 6%Highest MA: 10% |
5.5%Lowest MA: 10% |
6%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.5%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
81.9%Highest MA: 62.5% |
71.5%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1962Lowest 2 yrs older than MA |
1988Highest 24 yrs newer than MA |
1962Lowest 2 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest about the MA average |
27 minLowest 6% below MA |
30 minHighest about the MA average |
| Work from home | 14.3%±2.4Lowest MA: 18.6% |
14.5%±3Highest MA: 18.6% |
14.3%±2.4Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Mashpee and Saugus 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 | #194 of 282 in MA | #100 of 282 in MA | #194 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Saugus | Mashpee | — |
| High school in town | Saugus High | Mashpee Middle-High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 15.5Highest |
9.6Lowest |
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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.