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Hingham vs Chester 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 most expensive homes ($1134k median).
Chester has the most affordable homes ($282k median).
Weymouth Town has the most renters (32.6% rent).
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 | Chester | Weymouth Town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 24,283 |
1,240Lowest |
58,505Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-8.2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+6.9% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 48.4±2.4Highest 21% above MA |
45.9±3.7 15% above MA |
44.1±1.4Lowest 10% above MA |
| Hingham and Chester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.4%±2.1 MA: 19.4% |
24.1%±8.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
16.4%±1.4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Chester and Hingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26%±2.6Highest MA: 17.9% |
16.5%±1.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
19.8%±1.5 MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 76.2%Highest MA: 47.3% |
27.3%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
42.8% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±0.9 MA: 7.9% |
2.4%±1.2Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.4%±0.9Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $178,390±$15kHighest 72% above MA |
$89,390±$6kLowest 14% below MA |
$102,714±$4k about the MA average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $1,134,200±$47kHighest 102% above MA |
$281,900±$14kLowest 50% below MA |
$552,100±$16k about the MA average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,465±$603Highest 40% above MA |
$1,104±$71Lowest 37% 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 |
$4,522Lowest 25% below MA |
$5,359 11% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 60.3%±12Highest MA: 51.8% |
54.1%±22.6Lowest MA: 51.8% |
55.5%±7.1 MA: 51.8% |
| Hingham and Weymouth Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.3% MA: 10% |
1.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
7.7%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.7% MA: 62.5% |
82.5%Highest MA: 62.5% |
67.4%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest 12 yrs newer than MA |
1951Lowest 13 yrs older than MA |
1964 same as MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 24% above MA |
32 minLowest 9% above MA |
35 min 19% above MA |
| Work from home | 33.1%±3.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
7%±2.7Lowest MA: 18.6% |
18.1%±2.2 MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #14 of 282 in MA | — | #221 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Hingham | Gateway | 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.