Compare towns
Cohasset vs Natick vs Hull
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).
Natick has the most renters (31.8% rent).
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 | Cohasset | Natick | Hull |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,427Lowest |
36,873Highest |
10,138 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.1% MA: +7.4% |
+12.1%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-2.1%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.9±4.4 10% above MA |
43.3±1.4Lowest 8% above MA |
56.1±1.8Highest 40% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 27.2%±4.1Highest MA: 19.4% |
21.2%±1.9 MA: 19.4% |
11.4%±2.2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 17.8%±2.8Lowest MA: 17.9% |
20.4%±1.9 MA: 17.9% |
26.1%±3.1Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 76.7%Highest MA: 47.3% |
70.8% MA: 47.3% |
50.4%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±1.7Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5%±1Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.2%±2.2 MA: 7.9% |
| Natick and Hull are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $199,306±$53kHighest 92% above MA |
$138,538±$11k 33% above MA |
$115,485±$14kLowest 11% above MA |
| Cohasset and Natick 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 |
$821,000±$25k 46% above MA |
$646,000±$38kLowest 15% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,755±$399Highest 56% above MA |
$2,134±$124 21% above MA |
$2,081±$187Lowest 18% above MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
$8,914 49% above MA |
$6,089Lowest about the MA average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.6%±15.5 MA: 51.8% |
41.7%±6.6Lowest MA: 51.8% |
52.8%±14Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Hull 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% |
5.8%Highest MA: 10% |
5.8%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83%Highest MA: 62.5% |
68.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
79.6% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968Highest 4 yrs newer than MA |
1968Highest 4 yrs newer than MA |
1946Lowest 18 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 37 minHighest 28% above MA |
31 minLowest 5% above MA |
33 min 14% above MA |
| Work from home | 25.7%±5.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
25.1%±1.9 MA: 18.6% |
19.7%±4.3Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Cohasset and Natick 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 | #48 of 282 in MA | #66 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Cohasset | Natick | — |
| High school in town | Cohasset High School | Natick High | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.0Lowest |
12.6Highest |
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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.