Compare towns
Arlington vs Hingham vs Hull
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Arlington has the most renters (38.4% rent).
Hingham has the most expensive homes ($1134k median).
Hull has the most affordable homes ($646k median).
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 | Arlington | Hingham | Hull |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 46,350Highest |
24,283 |
10,138Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.1% MA: +7.4% |
+9.6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-2.1%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.6±1.3Lowest 4% above MA |
48.4±2.4 21% above MA |
56.1±1.8Highest 40% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 20.5%±1.7 MA: 19.4% |
23.4%±2.1Highest MA: 19.4% |
11.4%±2.2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Hingham and Arlington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.3%±1.3Lowest MA: 17.9% |
26%±2.6 MA: 17.9% |
26.1%±3.1Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Hull and Hingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 76.1% MA: 47.3% |
76.2%Highest MA: 47.3% |
50.4%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±0.8Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.9%±0.9Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.2%±2.2 MA: 7.9% |
| Arlington and Hull are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $150,701±$5k 45% above MA |
$178,390±$15kHighest 72% above MA |
$115,485±$14kLowest 11% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $933,800±$23k 66% above MA |
$1,134,200±$47kHighest 102% above MA |
$646,000±$38kLowest 15% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,082±$76 18% above MA |
$2,465±$603Highest 40% above MA |
$2,081±$187Lowest 18% above MA |
| Hingham and Arlington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $9,604 60% above MA |
$10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
$6,089Lowest about the MA average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 35%±4.6Lowest MA: 51.8% |
60.3%±12Highest MA: 51.8% |
52.8%±14 MA: 51.8% |
| Hingham and Hull are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.4% MA: 10% |
4.3%Lowest MA: 10% |
5.8%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 61.6%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
80.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
79.6% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945Lowest 19 yrs older than MA |
1976Highest 12 yrs newer than MA |
1946 18 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minLowest 11% above MA |
36 minHighest 24% above MA |
33 min 14% above MA |
| Work from home | 34.5%±2.8Highest MA: 18.6% |
33.1%±3.3 MA: 18.6% |
19.7%±4.3Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Arlington and Hingham 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 | #29 of 282 in MA | #14 of 282 in MA | #66 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Arlington | Hingham | Hull |
| High school in town | Arlington High | Hingham High | Hull High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.6Highest |
12.9 |
8.8Lowest |
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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.