Compare towns
Hingham vs Bourne vs Marblehead
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hingham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.6%).
Bourne has the most affordable homes ($576k median).
Marblehead has the most homeowners (85.2%).
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 | Hingham | Bourne | Marblehead |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 24,283Highest |
20,323Lowest |
20,413 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+3.5% MA: +7.4% |
+3.2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 48.4±2.4Lowest 21% above MA |
52±1.8Highest 30% above MA |
49.1±2 23% above MA |
| Bourne and Marblehead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.4%±2.1Highest MA: 19.4% |
14.7%±2.3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
22.3%±2.5 MA: 19.4% |
| Hingham and Marblehead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26%±2.6 MA: 17.9% |
29.8%±3.1Highest MA: 17.9% |
22.7%±2.5Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Bourne and Hingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 76.2% MA: 47.3% |
46%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
78.3%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±0.9Lowest MA: 7.9% |
6.6%±1.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.8%±1 MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $178,390±$15k 72% above MA |
$91,058±$7kLowest 12% below MA |
$182,132±$28kHighest 75% above MA |
| Marblehead and Hingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $1,134,200±$47kHighest 102% above MA |
$575,600±$28kLowest about the MA average |
$943,900±$31k 68% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,465±$603Highest 40% above MA |
$1,379±$300Lowest 22% below MA |
$1,764±$147 about the MA average |
| Hingham and Marblehead 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 |
$4,485Lowest 25% below MA |
$8,309 39% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 60.3%±12 MA: 51.8% |
62.8%±5.5Highest MA: 51.8% |
49.5%±8.8Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Bourne and Hingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.3%Lowest MA: 10% |
6.2%Highest MA: 10% |
4.4% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.7% MA: 62.5% |
75.8%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
85.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest 12 yrs newer than MA |
1975 11 yrs newer than MA |
1944Lowest 20 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 24% above MA |
26 minLowest 11% below MA |
33 min 13% above MA |
| Work from home | 33.1%±3.3 MA: 18.6% |
14.9%±3.1Lowest MA: 18.6% |
34%±3.6Highest 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 | #14 of 282 in MA | #206 of 282 in MA | #47 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Hingham | Bourne · Upper Cape Cod Regional Vocational Technical | Marblehead |
| High school in town | Hingham High | Upper Cape Cod Vocational Technical | Marblehead High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.9Highest |
9.8Lowest |
10.7 |
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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.