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Boston vs Concord vs Hingham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Boston has the most renters (64.3% rent).
Concord has the highest household income ($195k).
Hingham has the most homeowners (80.7%).
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 | Boston | Concord | Hingham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 666,442Highest |
18,223Lowest |
24,283 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.4% MA: +7.4% |
+4.7%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+9.6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 33.3±0.2Lowest 17% below MA |
47.6±2 19% above MA |
48.4±2.4Highest 21% above MA |
| Hingham and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.1%±0.3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
23.6%±2.6Highest MA: 19.4% |
23.4%±2.1 MA: 19.4% |
| Concord and Hingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 13%±0.3Lowest MA: 17.9% |
23.7%±2.9 MA: 17.9% |
26%±2.6Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Hingham and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 54.9%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
79.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
76.2% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 15%±0.3Highest MA: 7.9% |
5.5%±1.7 MA: 7.9% |
2.9%±0.9Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $97,344±$2kLowest 6% below MA |
$195,350±$22kHighest 88% above MA |
$178,390±$15k 72% above MA |
| Concord and Hingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $731,700±$10kLowest 30% above MA |
$1,210,000±$72kHighest 115% above MA |
$1,134,200±$47k 102% above MA |
| Concord and Hingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,147±$25Lowest 22% above MA |
$2,631±$166Highest 49% above MA |
$2,465±$603 40% above MA |
| Concord and Hingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,456Lowest 26% below MA |
$10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
$10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.2%±1.2Lowest MA: 51.8% |
53.2%±10.5 MA: 51.8% |
60.3%±12Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Hingham and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 16.6%Highest MA: 10% |
3.7%Lowest MA: 10% |
4.3% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 35.7%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
75.7% MA: 62.5% |
80.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1947Lowest 17 yrs older than MA |
1969 5 yrs newer than MA |
1976Highest 12 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minLowest 4% above MA |
32 min 11% above MA |
36 minHighest 24% above MA |
| Work from home | 21.3%±0.5Lowest MA: 18.6% |
36.1%±4.5Highest MA: 18.6% |
33.1%±3.3 MA: 18.6% |
| Concord 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 | #258 of 282 in MA | #10 of 282 in MA | #14 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Edward M. Kennedy Academy for Health Careers: A Horace Mann · Boston | Concord · Concord-Carlisle | Hingham |
| High school in town | Boston Latin School | Concord Carlisle High | Hingham High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 18.7Highest |
11.4Lowest |
12.9 |
| 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.