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Falmouth vs Mashpee

Cape & Islands · Cape & Islands

Falmouth leads 5–1 on headline livability metrics

Across the six headline livability metrics (schools, safety, walkability, biking, affordability, and commute), Falmouth edges Mashpee 5 to 1. Median homes in Mashpee run roughly $111k cheaper than in Falmouth, about 14% less. Schools tilt clearly toward Falmouth (80 vs. 72).

The two towns at a glance

Falmouth

Cape & Islands · pop. 33,227

Falmouth is the Cape's most livable town for year-rounders: a real downtown, the Shining Sea Bikeway, multiple distinct villages, and schools that earn a B+ from Niche.

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Mashpee

Cape & Islands · pop. 14,874

Mashpee Wampanoag land meets planned golf communities and the Mashpee Commons shopping district, creating an unusual mix of indigenous heritage and suburban amenities.

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Head-to-head: every metric

	Falmouth	Mashpee
Headline
Livability index	57 ✦	52
Economics
Median home	$818k ✦	$707k
Household income	$93k	$96k ✦
Price ÷ income	8.8× ✦	7.4×
Tax burden	46 ✦	44
Schools & Safety
Schools	80 ✦	72
Safety	82 ✦	80
Getting around
Commute to Boston	65 min	68 min ✦
Walkability	38 ✦	32
Transit	12 ✦	10
Biking	42 ✦	25
Lifestyle
Dining	62 ✦	50
Nightlife	30 ✦	25
Arts & culture	42 ✦	28
Green space	45	45
Community
Diversity	28	35 ✦
Climate	63	63
5-yr trend	62 ✦	58

Clay = wins this metric. Direction matters: lower median home and shorter commute are better; everything else, higher is better.

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About this comparison

Bay State Atlas ranks 194 Massachusetts towns using public data (Census ACS, MA DESE schools, Walk Score, MA Department of Revenue tax data, and the FBI UCR safety index) normalized to 0–100. Every weight is editable. This page is a static, indexable snapshot. The live tool is faster and lets you customize what counts.