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Concord vs Williamstown vs Hingham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Concord has the highest household income ($195k).
Williamstown has the most affordable homes ($437k median).
Hingham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.6%).
Williamstown is a college town. 28.9% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Concord | Williamstown | Hingham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 18,223 |
9,150Lowest |
24,283Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.7% MA: +7.4% |
-3.1%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+9.6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 47.6±2 19% above MA |
37.5±6.9Lowest 6% below MA |
48.4±2.4Highest 21% above MA |
| Hingham and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.6%±2.6Highest MA: 19.4% |
15.5%±3.4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
23.4%±2.1 MA: 19.4% |
| Concord and Hingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.7%±2.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
24.1%±3.2 MA: 17.9% |
26%±2.6Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Hingham and Williamstown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 79.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
70.9%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
76.2% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±1.7 MA: 7.9% |
28.9%±2.8Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.9%±0.9Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $195,350±$22kHighest 88% above MA |
$106,650±$25kLowest about the MA average |
$178,390±$15k 72% above MA |
| Concord and Hingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $1,210,000±$72kHighest 115% above MA |
$437,100±$39kLowest 22% below MA |
$1,134,200±$47k 102% above MA |
| Concord and Hingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,631±$166Highest 49% above MA |
$1,584±$292Lowest 10% below MA |
$2,465±$603 40% above MA |
| Concord 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 |
$5,290Lowest 12% below MA |
$10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.2%±10.5 MA: 51.8% |
48.9%±15.4Lowest MA: 51.8% |
60.3%±12Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Hingham and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.7%Lowest MA: 10% |
11.2%Highest MA: 10% |
4.3% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.7% MA: 62.5% |
73.8%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
80.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969 5 yrs newer than MA |
1959Lowest 5 yrs older than MA |
1976Highest 12 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 11% above MA |
16 minLowest 45% below MA |
36 minHighest 24% above MA |
| Work from home | 36.1%±4.5Highest MA: 18.6% |
27.3%±5.5Lowest MA: 18.6% |
33.1%±3.3 MA: 18.6% |
| Concord 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 | #10 of 282 in MA | #45 of 282 in MA | #14 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Concord · Concord-Carlisle | Mount Greylock | Hingham |
| High school in town | Concord Carlisle High | Mt Greylock Regional High | Hingham High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.4Lowest |
11.4Lowest |
12.9Highest |
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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.