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Hingham vs Mansfield vs Norton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hingham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.6%).
Mansfield has the most renters (26.9% rent).
Norton has the most affordable homes ($501k 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 | Mansfield | Norton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 24,283Highest |
23,931 |
19,240Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+2.9% MA: +7.4% |
+0.9%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 48.4±2.4Highest 21% above MA |
41.4±1.3 4% above MA |
39.6±1.2Lowest about the MA average |
| Kids under 18 | 23.4%±2.1Highest MA: 19.4% |
22.4%±2.4 MA: 19.4% |
17.3%±2.3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Hingham and Mansfield 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% |
15.4%±2Lowest MA: 17.9% |
17.4%±1.9 MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 76.2%Highest MA: 47.3% |
51.1% MA: 47.3% |
45.8%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±0.9Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.5%±1.3 MA: 7.9% |
12.9%±1Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $178,390±$15kHighest 72% above MA |
$125,273±$15k 21% above MA |
$124,535±$11kLowest 20% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $1,134,200±$47kHighest 102% above MA |
$603,500±$28k 7% above MA |
$501,400±$27kLowest 11% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,465±$603Highest 40% above MA |
$1,803±$147Lowest about the MA average |
$1,911±$375 8% above MA |
| Hingham and Norton 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 |
$7,226 21% above MA |
$5,929Lowest about the MA average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 60.3%±12Highest MA: 51.8% |
38.2%±8.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
46.6%±8.9 MA: 51.8% |
| Hingham and Norton 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% |
4.7%Highest MA: 10% |
4.7%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.7% MA: 62.5% |
73.1%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
83.8%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest 12 yrs newer than MA |
1980 16 yrs newer than MA |
1982Highest 18 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 24% above MA |
33 min 13% above MA |
33 minLowest 12% above MA |
| Work from home | 33.1%±3.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
20%±3.4 MA: 18.6% |
19%±3.2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #14 of 282 in MA | #60 of 282 in MA | #173 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Hingham | Mansfield | Norton |
| High school in town | Hingham High | Mansfield High | Norton High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.9Highest |
11.1 |
10.9Lowest |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.