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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.

Coastal QuietFamily Suburb
Livability Index
52
/ 100
Ranks #156 of 194 MA towns

The numbers

Median home
$707k
7.4× household income
Household income
$96k
ACS median
Commute to Boston
92 min
peak driving
Population
14,874
5-yr trend 58/100

How Mashpee scores

Schools
72
Safety
80
Walkability
32
Transit
10
Biking
25
Dining
50
Nightlife
25
Arts & Culture
28
Green Space
45
Diversity
35
Climate
63

Who lives in Mashpee

U.S. Census ACS 2018–2022 estimates. Rounded.

Median age
53.7
Foreign-born
5.4%
Bachelor's or higher
41.8%
Population
15k
White87.1%
Hispanic / Latino1.2%
Asian1.7%
Black2.5%
Other / multi7.5%

Schools in Mashpee

Mashpee School District. Massachusetts DESE FY2024 (FY2025 graduation rates).

Overall vs MA
Below average
39/100
ELA · 3-8
p23
30.5%
Math · 3-8
p21
31%
ELA · 10
p69
69.5%
Math · 10
p44
46.8%
Grad rate
92.1%
Below average
Spend / pupil
$24.1k
Top 25% in MA
Teachers / 100
9.3
Top 25% in MA
Enrollment
1,430

Source: Massachusetts DESE Education-to-Career Research and Data Hub. Percentile ranks against 194 MA towns in our index.

The honest read

Best for
Families who want relative affordability on the Cape plus proximity to Mashpee Commons and Cotuit.
The tradeoff
School scores are below average for the area and the town identity is fragmented.

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