Compare towns
Becket 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
Becket has the most affordable homes ($361k median).
Hingham has the most expensive homes ($1134k median).
Hull has the oldest population (median age 56.1).
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 | Becket | Hingham | Hull |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,962Lowest |
24,283Highest |
10,138 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.5% MA: +7.4% |
+9.6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-2.1%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 49.6±4.7 24% above MA |
48.4±2.4Lowest 21% above MA |
56.1±1.8Highest 40% above MA |
| Hull and Becket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.3%±3.6 MA: 19.4% |
23.4%±2.1Highest MA: 19.4% |
11.4%±2.2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 21.3%±3.4Lowest 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+ | 45.3%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
76.2%Highest MA: 47.3% |
50.4% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±2 MA: 7.9% |
2.9%±0.9Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.2%±2.2Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Hull and Becket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $80,417±$29kLowest 23% below MA |
$178,390±$15kHighest 72% above MA |
$115,485±$14k 11% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $361,000±$82kLowest 36% below MA |
$1,134,200±$47kHighest 102% above MA |
$646,000±$38k 15% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,107±$1k 20% above MA |
$2,465±$603Highest 40% above MA |
$2,081±$187Lowest 18% above MA |
| Hingham and Becket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,047Lowest 49% below MA |
$10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
$6,089 about the MA average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 100%±100Highest MA: 51.8% |
60.3%±12 MA: 51.8% |
52.8%±14Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Becket and Hingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.1%Highest MA: 10% |
4.3%Lowest MA: 10% |
5.8% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 98.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
80.7% MA: 62.5% |
79.6%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 13 yrs newer than MA |
1976 12 yrs newer than MA |
1946Lowest 18 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 min 23% above MA |
36 minHighest 24% above MA |
33 minLowest 14% above MA |
| Work from home | 13.3%±4.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
33.1%±3.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
19.7%±4.3 MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #14 of 282 in MA | #66 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Central Berkshire | Hingham | Hull |
| High school in town | None in town | Hingham High | Hull High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.9Highest |
8.8Lowest |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.