Compare towns
Hingham vs Hull vs Orleans
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 kids (23.4% under 18).
Hull has the most affordable homes ($646k median).
Orleans has the shortest commute (22 min average).
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 | Hull | Orleans |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 24,283Highest |
10,138 |
6,415Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-2.1%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+7.1% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 48.4±2.4Lowest 21% above MA |
56.1±1.8 40% above MA |
64.7±2.5Highest 62% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 23.4%±2.1Highest MA: 19.4% |
11.4%±2.2 MA: 19.4% |
10.6%±2.6Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 26%±2.6Lowest MA: 17.9% |
26.1%±3.1 MA: 17.9% |
49.3%±6.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 76.2%Highest MA: 47.3% |
50.4%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
58.8% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±0.9 MA: 7.9% |
4.2%±2.2Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.6%±1.5Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Hull 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 |
$115,485±$14k 11% above MA |
$102,335±$13kLowest about the MA average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $1,134,200±$47kHighest 102% above MA |
$646,000±$38kLowest 15% above MA |
$957,000±$85k 70% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,465±$603Highest 40% above MA |
$2,081±$187 18% above MA |
$1,502±$703Lowest 15% below MA |
| Hingham and Hull 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 |
$6,089 about the MA average |
$5,486Lowest 8% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 60.3%±12Highest MA: 51.8% |
52.8%±14Lowest MA: 51.8% |
52.8%±22.7Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Hingham and Hull 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% |
5.8% MA: 10% |
8.6%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.7% MA: 62.5% |
79.6%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
80.9%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 12 yrs newer than MA |
1946Lowest 18 yrs older than MA |
1979Highest 15 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 24% above MA |
33 min 14% above MA |
22 minLowest 24% below MA |
| Work from home | 33.1%±3.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
19.7%±4.3Lowest MA: 18.6% |
27.4%±5.7 MA: 18.6% |
| Hingham and Orleans 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 | #66 of 282 in MA | #158 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Hingham | Hull | Nauset · Orleans |
| High school in town | Hingham High | Hull High | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.9Highest |
8.8Lowest |
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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.