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Hingham vs Brewster vs Weymouth Town
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hingham has the highest household income ($178k).
Brewster has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Weymouth Town has the most affordable homes ($552k median).
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 | Brewster | Weymouth Town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 24,283 |
10,420Lowest |
58,505Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+5.1%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+6.9% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 48.4±2.4 21% above MA |
59.6±4.7Highest 49% above MA |
44.1±1.4Lowest 10% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 23.4%±2.1Highest MA: 19.4% |
13.1%±3.2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
16.4%±1.4 MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 26%±2.6 MA: 17.9% |
38.6%±4.3Highest MA: 17.9% |
19.8%±1.5Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 76.2%Highest MA: 47.3% |
55.5% MA: 47.3% |
42.8%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±0.9 MA: 7.9% |
2.7%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.4%±0.9Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $178,390±$15kHighest 72% above MA |
$103,317±$16k about the MA average |
$102,714±$4kLowest about the MA average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $1,134,200±$47kHighest 102% above MA |
$707,700±$51k 26% above MA |
$552,100±$16kLowest about the MA average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,465±$603Highest 40% above MA |
$1,589±$465Lowest 10% below MA |
$1,941±$103 10% above MA |
| Hingham and Weymouth Town 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 |
$4,397Lowest 27% below MA |
$5,359 11% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 60.3%±12 MA: 51.8% |
61.2%±23.7Highest MA: 51.8% |
55.5%±7.1Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Brewster 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% |
6.8% MA: 10% |
7.7%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.7% MA: 62.5% |
85%Highest MA: 62.5% |
67.4%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 12 yrs newer than MA |
1983Highest 19 yrs newer than MA |
1964Lowest same as MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 24% above MA |
21 minLowest 28% below MA |
35 min 19% above MA |
| Work from home | 33.1%±3.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
20.3%±5.3 MA: 18.6% |
18.1%±2.2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #14 of 282 in MA | #160 of 282 in MA | #221 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Hingham | Brewster | Weymouth |
| High school in town | Hingham High | None in town | Weymouth High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.9Highest |
— | 11.9Lowest |
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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.