Compare towns
Cohasset vs Rowley 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).
Rowley has the shortest commute (25 min average).
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 | Rowley | Hull |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,427 |
1,708Lowest |
10,138Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.1%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+7.6% MA: +7.4% |
-2.1%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.9±4.4Lowest 10% above MA |
46.3±16.7 16% above MA |
56.1±1.8Highest 40% above MA |
| Hull and Rowley 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% |
18.3%±6.9 MA: 19.4% |
11.4%±2.2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Cohasset and Rowley 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% |
23.3%±4.8 MA: 17.9% |
26.1%±3.1Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Hull and Rowley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 76.7%Highest MA: 47.3% |
57.3% MA: 47.3% |
50.4%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±1.7Lowest MA: 7.9% |
7.4%±5.8Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.2%±2.2 MA: 7.9% |
| Rowley 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 |
$109,622±$17kLowest 5% above MA |
$115,485±$14k 11% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $1,318,900±$165kHighest 135% above MA |
$614,800±$39kLowest 9% above MA |
$646,000±$38k 15% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,755±$399Highest 56% above MA |
$1,663±$674Lowest 6% below MA |
$2,081±$187 18% above MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
$6,865 15% above MA |
$6,089Lowest about the MA average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.6%±15.5 MA: 51.8% |
46.3%±45.1Lowest 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% |
6.1%Highest MA: 10% |
5.8% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83%Highest MA: 62.5% |
78.6%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
79.6% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968Highest 4 yrs newer than MA |
1938Lowest 26 yrs older than MA |
1946 18 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 37 minHighest 28% above MA |
25 minLowest 15% below MA |
33 min 14% above MA |
| Work from home | 25.7%±5.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
10.9%±5.6Lowest MA: 18.6% |
19.7%±4.3 MA: 18.6% |
| Cohasset and Hull 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 | #214 of 282 in MA | #66 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Cohasset | — | Hull |
| High school in town | Cohasset High School | — | Hull High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.0Highest |
— | 8.8Lowest |
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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.