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Hingham vs Clinton
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).
Clinton has the most affordable homes ($387k 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 | Clinton |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 24,283Highest |
15,563Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+13.4%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 48.4±2.4Highest 21% above MA |
38.6±2.7Lowest 4% below MA |
| Kids under 18 | 23.4%±2.1Highest MA: 19.4% |
17.8%±2.5Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 26%±2.6Highest MA: 17.9% |
14.5%±2.8Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 76.2%Highest MA: 47.3% |
36.6%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±0.9Lowest MA: 7.9% |
6.9%±2Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $178,390±$15kHighest 72% above MA |
$89,781±$10kLowest 14% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $1,134,200±$47kHighest 102% above MA |
$387,300±$19kLowest 31% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,465±$603Highest 40% above MA |
$1,402±$76Lowest 20% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
$4,654Lowest 22% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 60.3%±12Highest MA: 51.8% |
40.3%±6.4Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Below poverty line | 4.3%Lowest MA: 10% |
8.6%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
54.7%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest 12 yrs newer than MA |
1956Lowest 8 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 24% above MA |
30 minLowest about the MA average |
| Work from home | 33.1%±3.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
14.2%±4.2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #14 of 282 in MA | #246 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Hingham | Clinton |
| High school in town | Hingham High | Clinton Senior High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.9Highest |
12.8Lowest |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.