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Generations of beachgoers have enjoyed Popponesset
The small community of Popponesset has been a family summertime destination on Cape Cod for generations. “Many people who grew up coming here in the summer have now bought their own places,” says Marian Oost-Lievense, a Realtor with New Seabury Sotheby’s International Realty and a decades-long resident of Popponesset. “It’s a throwback — you’ll see kids riding their bikes to the community center with their baseball mitts hanging off their handlebars.” Though fewer than 20% of residents make their year-round home in Popponesset, neighbors build strong ties through community activities and time spent together on the beach. Some properties are passed within families.
Dean's Pond sits right in the middle of Popponesset just off the beach.
Popponesset residents love quiet walks on the beach with friends.
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Swimming at the private Popponesset Beach or fishing in Dean Pond
Popponesset residents have exclusive use of their community beach. Members of the beach association receive a flag each year, which serves as their entry pass to the beach. Locals can set up umbrellas and beach chairs and spend the day playing with their kids. In addition to their association beach, the Popponesset Spit is also accessible on foot. The spit is a sandy peninsula that separates Popponesset Bay from Nantucket Sound. Parts of it are protected by the Massachusetts Audobon Society, as a few species of birds use it for nesting. Kids also spend their days playing at the community playground or riding their bikes to the footbridge across Dean Pond, where they can fish for perch and sunfish. “They let the fish go — sometimes they catch snapping turtles, and they have to cut their lines,” Oost-Lievense says.
Kids enjoy a lazy afternoon fishing Dean's Pond in Popponesset.
Residents love to relax along the shores of Popponesset.
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Field day and activities at the Popponesset Beach Community House
Popponesset homeowners pay an annual fee to the Popponesset Beach Association, which funds road maintenance and the upkeep of the Popponesset Beach Community House, among other things. Oost-Lievense says that the community house offers arts and crafts workshops twice a week for kids and pickup softball and soccer games in the field beside it on weekday mornings with adult supervision. “It’s not about winning and losing. It’s about fun and friendship,” Oost-Lievense says. On the Fourth of July, the association hosts a bike parade and field day. “There are wheelbarrow races, potato sack races and it ends with an egg toss. We have around 18 dozen eggs, and it often isn’t enough! Participants range from young children to grandparents.” At the end of July, community members can participate in the 5K Popponesset Road Race.
Original cottages and new builds along the Nantucket Sound
There are fewer than 600 homes in Popponesset, and several of them have been passed from generation to generation. Housing consists of a few original mid-1900s cottages, sided with cedar shake shingles. Many of the original cottages have been updated or added onto, and buyers might find a renovated three-bedroom Cape Cod-style residence priced between $975,000 and $1.8 million. In some cases, homeowners have chosen to tear down their cottages and build a new place from scratch. A few of these spacious post-2000s builds have come on the market in the $4 million to $5 million range. They also boast cedar shake shingles, as well as gambrel-roofed gables and wide porches with views of the Nantucket Sound.
This beautiful home as easy access and an amazing view of the beach in Popponesset.
Classic Cape Cod homes line the streets of Popponesset.
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Lobster rolls at the Raw Bar
In the summer months, residents can bike or drive to Popponesset Marketplace, which is between 0.5 and 1 mile of neighborhood homes. The marketplace is a small cluster of stores and restaurants, including a market that stocks fresh produce and other essentials. Most of the shops are only open from Memorial Day through Labor Day, though some keep weekend hours through the fall. The Raw Bar, which is known for its overstuffed lobster rolls, stays open well into October. For larger grocery trips and more restaurant options, people drive to Mashpee Commons, which is about 4 miles north. There, shoppers can find a Roche Bros. supermarket and a Stop & Shop. There is also a walkable outdoor mall with The Black Dog General Store, Vineyard Vines and around 10 restaurants.
Grab a table at Raw Bar in Popponesset for the freshest seafood.
Popponesset residents can visit Mashpee Common for all their shopping needs.
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Nearby transportation options
Within the community, people get from place to place via bike or on foot. For safety reasons, the community association does not allow cars to drive down to the beach so that pedestrians and young children on bikes can use the streets. Wading Place Road is the primary route in and out of the community — drivers can take it to connect back to Great Neck Road. Hyannis is about 17 miles from Popponesset. In Hyannis, there is a summer weekend commuter train called the CapeFLYER, which makes trips to and from Boston. There is also a small airport, the Cape Cod Gateway Airport, offering flights to Boston and New York City.
Families love to explore the beaches of Popponesset together.
Catch a flight out of Cape Cod Gateway Airport, just 30 minutes from Popponesset.
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Year-round residents can attend Mashpee Public Schools
Though the majority of Popponesset homeowners are not year-round residents, there is a school district that serves children who live in the area full time. Mashpee Public Schools is a B-plus-rated district with an 11-1 student-teacher ratio. Children can attend Kenneth C. Coombs School for prekindergarten through second grades and transition to Quashnet School for third through sixth grades. Coombs earns a B-plus rating, and Quashnet receives a B. From seventh grade onward, students go to the combined Mashpee Middle-High School, which gets a B-plus on Niche. Mashpee Middle-High offers world languages, including an introductory course on the language and culture of the native Wampanoag people.
Quashnet School is a public elementary school located in Mashpee for students in grades 3rd-6th.
Mashpee Middle-High School serves students in grades 7th to 12th.
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Homebuying considerations
All of the homes in Popponesset, as in most of Cape Cod, rely on their own private septic systems. A septic inspection is a required part of the homebuying process. Some of the properties with high water tables may require raised septic fields. Additionally, buyers should research whether or not they will need to purchase flood insurance.
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On average, homes in Popponesset, Mashpee sell after 46 days on the market compared to the national average of 52 days. The median sale price for homes in Popponesset, Mashpee over the last 12 months is $1,400,000, down 6% from the median home sale price over the previous 12 months.
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