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Chatham vs Hingham vs Harwich Port
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Chatham has the shortest commute (24 min average).
Hingham has the most kids (23.4% under 18).
Harwich Port has grown the fastest since 2010 (+15.5%).
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 | Chatham | Hingham | Harwich Port |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,681 |
24,283Highest |
2,238Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.7%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+9.6% MA: +7.4% |
+15.5%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 63.4±2.8Highest 59% above MA |
48.4±2.4Lowest 21% above MA |
59.8±6 50% above MA |
| Chatham and Harwich Port are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 8.9%±2.9 MA: 19.4% |
23.4%±2.1Highest MA: 19.4% |
8%±3.9Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 45.5%±5.4Highest MA: 17.9% |
26%±2.6Lowest MA: 17.9% |
38.2%±12.6 MA: 17.9% |
| Chatham and Harwich Port are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 60.7%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
76.2%Highest MA: 47.3% |
68.7% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±1.4Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.9%±0.9Lowest MA: 7.9% |
3.2%±3.1 MA: 7.9% |
| Chatham and Harwich Port are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $85,167±$9k 18% below MA |
$178,390±$15kHighest 72% above MA |
$70,761±$7kLowest 32% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $942,800±$78k 68% above MA |
$1,134,200±$47kHighest 102% above MA |
$815,500±$170kLowest 45% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,485±$209Lowest 16% below MA |
$2,465±$603Highest 40% above MA |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,094Lowest 32% below MA |
$10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
$5,827 about the MA average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.7%±21.1Lowest MA: 51.8% |
60.3%±12 MA: 51.8% |
61.9%±3.3Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Harwich Port and Hingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.8%Highest MA: 10% |
4.3%Lowest MA: 10% |
6.6% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.4%Highest MA: 62.5% |
80.7% MA: 62.5% |
75.6%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974 10 yrs newer than MA |
1976Highest 12 yrs newer than MA |
1961Lowest 3 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 18% below MA |
36 minHighest 24% above MA |
31 min 6% above MA |
| Work from home | 25.5%±7.4 MA: 18.6% |
33.1%±3.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
22.2%±6.6Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Hingham and Chatham 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 | #130 of 282 in MA | #14 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Monomoy Regional School District | Hingham | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Hingham High | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.9 |
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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.