ZIP 02649 vs ZIP 02635

This side-by-side compares ZIP 02649 (Mashpee, MA) and ZIP 02635 (Cotuit, MA) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 02649 has a population of 14,006 at 233 people per square mile, while ZIP 02635 has 3,296 at 230 per square mile. That difference in population size and density alone reshapes how every other metric should be interpreted — a higher-income ZIP with 1,200 residents behaves very differently from one with 45,000.

On income and education, ZIP 02649 reports a median household income of $95,299 against $110,197 in ZIP 02635, with per-capita income of $62,345 vs $82,162. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 44.3% in 02649 and 50.3% in 02635. Poverty rate reads 5.5% vs 4.3%, and unemployment 4.7% vs 3.3% — these four fields alone drive most of the difference in the scorecard grades you will see for each ZIP.

Housing separates these two ZIPs further: median home value sits at $562,200 in 02649 versus $683,600 in 02635, with median rent of $1,776 and $2,282 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 81.9% vs 88.3%. When reading the comparison table below, focus on paired metrics rather than single winners — a ZIP with lower home values and lower income is not strictly "worse" if rent-to-income ratios and commute times land in the same zone. Every value is pulled from the exact same ACS table so the two columns are genuinely comparable.