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Hingham vs Maynard vs Ogunquit vs Weymouth Town

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Hingham has the highest household income ($178k).
Maynard has the most affordable homes ($527k median).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Weymouth Town has the most renters (32.6% rent).

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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.

MeasureHinghamMaynardOgunquitWeymouth Town
People
Population
24,283
10,712
1,379Lowest
58,505Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+9.6%
U.S.: +7.4%
+6.3%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+76.8%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+6.9%
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
48.4±2.4
24% above U.S.
45.3±4.3
16% above U.S.
62.8±4.8Highest
61% above U.S.
44.1±1.4Lowest
13% above U.S.
Kids under 18
23.4%±2.1Highest
U.S.: 22%
16.9%±4.3
U.S.: 22%
5.7%±3.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
16.4%±1.4
U.S.: 22%
Age 65+
26%±2.6
U.S.: 17.2%
18.2%±3.3Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
43.6%±10.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
19.8%±1.5
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
76.2%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
64.2%
U.S.: 35.7%
63.5%
U.S.: 35.7%
42.8%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.9%±0.9Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
3.5%±1.5
U.S.: 6.4%
4.2%±2.8
U.S.: 6.4%
5.4%±0.9Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Weymouth Town and Ogunquit 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
121% above U.S.
$124,067±$16k
54% above U.S.
$114,259±$56k
42% above U.S.
$102,714±$4kLowest
27% above U.S.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$1,134,200±$47kHighest
241% above U.S.
$527,400±$31kLowest
59% above U.S.
$875,700±$79k
163% above U.S.
$552,100±$16k
66% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$2,465±$603Highest
74% above U.S.
$1,800±$148Lowest
27% above U.S.
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$1,941±$103
37% above U.S.
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 221% above U.S.
$8,266
165% above U.S.
$4,473Lowest
43% above U.S.
$5,359
72% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
60.3%±12Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
44.9%±9.6
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±61.1Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
55.5%±7.1
U.S.: 51.1%
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%
U.S.: 12.5%
8.3%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
3.2%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
7.7%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
80.7%
U.S.: 65.2%
75%
U.S.: 65.2%
94.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
67.4%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1976
4 yrs older than U.S.
1963Lowest
17 yrs older than U.S.
1978Highest
2 yrs older than U.S.
1964
16 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
36 minHighest
37% above U.S.
32 min
20% above U.S.
26 minLowest
about the U.S. average
35 min
31% above U.S.
Work from home
33.1%±3.3
U.S.: 15.1%
22.9%±7.7
U.S.: 15.1%
43.3%±12.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
18.1%±2.2Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Ogunquit and Hingham 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 #166 of 282 in MA — #221 of 282 in MA
School district Hingham Maynard — Weymouth
High school in town Hingham High Maynard High — Weymouth High School
Students per teacherat that high school
12.9Highest
9.7Lowest
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11.9
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U.S. 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.