Compare towns
Cohasset vs Marblehead vs Hingham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cohasset has the most expensive homes ($1319k median).
Marblehead has the most affordable homes ($944k median).
Hingham has the most renters (19.3% 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 | Cohasset | Marblehead | Hingham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,427Lowest |
20,413 |
24,283Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.1%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+3.2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+9.6% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.9±4.4Lowest 10% above MA |
49.1±2Highest 23% above MA |
48.4±2.4 21% above MA |
| Marblehead and Hingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 27.2%±4.1Highest MA: 19.4% |
22.3%±2.5Lowest MA: 19.4% |
23.4%±2.1 MA: 19.4% |
| Cohasset and Hingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.8%±2.8Lowest MA: 17.9% |
22.7%±2.5 MA: 17.9% |
26%±2.6Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Hingham and Marblehead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 76.7% MA: 47.3% |
78.3%Highest MA: 47.3% |
76.2%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±1.7Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.8%±1Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.9%±0.9Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $199,306±$53kHighest 92% above MA |
$182,132±$28k 75% above MA |
$178,390±$15kLowest 72% above MA |
| Cohasset and Marblehead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $1,318,900±$165kHighest 135% above MA |
$943,900±$31kLowest 68% above MA |
$1,134,200±$47k 102% above MA |
| Cohasset and Hingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,755±$399Highest 56% above MA |
$1,764±$147Lowest about the MA average |
$2,465±$603 40% above MA |
| Cohasset and Hingham 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 |
$8,309Lowest 39% above MA |
$10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.6%±15.5 MA: 51.8% |
49.5%±8.8Lowest MA: 51.8% |
60.3%±12Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Hingham and Cohasset are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3%Lowest MA: 10% |
4.4%Highest MA: 10% |
4.3% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83% MA: 62.5% |
85.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
80.7%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968 4 yrs newer than MA |
1944Lowest 20 yrs older than MA |
1976Highest 12 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 37 minHighest 28% above MA |
33 minLowest 13% above MA |
36 min 24% above MA |
| Work from home | 25.7%±5.3Lowest MA: 18.6% |
34%±3.6Highest MA: 18.6% |
33.1%±3.3 MA: 18.6% |
| Marblehead 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 | #41 of 282 in MA | #47 of 282 in MA | #14 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Cohasset | Marblehead | Hingham |
| High school in town | Cohasset High School | Marblehead High | Hingham High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.0Lowest |
10.7 |
12.9Highest |
| 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.