Compare towns
Cochituate vs Hull vs Framingham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cochituate has the most people working from home (36.9%).
Hull has the oldest population (median age 56.1).
Framingham has the most renters (45.2% rent).
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 | Cochituate | Hull | Framingham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,471Lowest |
10,138 |
72,399Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.4% MA: +7.4% |
-2.1%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+5.9%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.8±2.3 15% above MA |
56.1±1.8Highest 40% above MA |
37.5±1Lowest 6% below MA |
| Kids under 18 | 23.2%±2.7Highest MA: 19.4% |
11.4%±2.2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
21.7%±1.6 MA: 19.4% |
| Cochituate and Framingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.6%±2.7 MA: 17.9% |
26.1%±3.1Highest MA: 17.9% |
15.1%±1.1Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 77%Highest MA: 47.3% |
50.4% MA: 47.3% |
48.7%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±1.4Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.2%±2.2 MA: 7.9% |
6.5%±0.8Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Framingham and Hull are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $192,361±$18kHighest 85% above MA |
$115,485±$14k 11% above MA |
$107,419±$6kLowest 3% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $906,300±$42kHighest 61% above MA |
$646,000±$38k 15% above MA |
$627,300±$10kLowest 12% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,582±$649Lowest 10% below MA |
$2,081±$187Highest 18% above MA |
$2,033±$57 15% above MA |
| Hull and Framingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
$6,089Lowest about the MA average |
$6,884 15% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 34.2%±14.9Lowest MA: 51.8% |
52.8%±14 MA: 51.8% |
53.4%±5.6Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Framingham and Hull are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.6%Lowest MA: 10% |
5.8% MA: 10% |
10.4%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.6%Highest MA: 62.5% |
79.6% MA: 62.5% |
54.8%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1957 7 yrs older than MA |
1946Lowest 18 yrs older than MA |
1966Highest 2 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 4% below MA |
33 minHighest 14% above MA |
30 min 4% above MA |
| Work from home | 36.9%±5.2Highest MA: 18.6% |
19.7%±4.3 MA: 18.6% |
19.6%±2.2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #66 of 282 in MA | #229 of 282 in MA |
| School district | — | Hull | Framingham · South Middlesex Regional Vocational Technical |
| High school in town | — | Hull High | Framingham High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.8Lowest |
12.7Highest |
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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.