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Hingham vs Dighton
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 people working from home (33.1%).
Dighton has the most affordable homes ($502k 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 | Dighton |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 24,283Highest |
8,193Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+14.3%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 48.4±2.4Highest 21% above MA |
42.7±2.9Lowest 7% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 23.4%±2.1Highest MA: 19.4% |
21%±4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Hingham and Dighton 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% |
17.5%±3.5Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 76.2%Highest MA: 47.3% |
35.9%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±0.9Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.2%±2Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Dighton and Hingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $178,390±$15kHighest 72% above MA |
$136,646±$19kLowest 31% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $1,134,200±$47kHighest 102% above MA |
$501,900±$47kLowest 11% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,465±$603Highest 40% above MA |
$1,405±$192Lowest 20% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
$6,452Lowest 8% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 60.3%±12Highest MA: 51.8% |
11.8%±16.1Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Below poverty line | 4.3%Highest MA: 10% |
2.9%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.7%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
90.1%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest 12 yrs newer than MA |
1975Lowest 11 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 24% above MA |
31 minLowest 6% above MA |
| Work from home | 33.1%±3.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
11%±3.9Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #14 of 282 in MA | #85 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Hingham | Bristol County Agricultural · Dighton-Rehoboth |
| High school in town | Hingham High | Bristol County Agricultural High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.9Highest |
11.9Lowest |
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| 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.