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Hingham vs Medfield vs Millis
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%).
Medfield has the highest household income ($236k).
Millis has the most affordable homes ($604k 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 | Medfield | Millis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 24,283Highest |
13,068 |
8,888Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+6.4%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+7.2% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 48.4±2.4Highest 21% above MA |
42.4±3Lowest 6% above MA |
46.4±3 16% above MA |
| Hingham and Millis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.4%±2.1 MA: 19.4% |
28.2%±4Highest MA: 19.4% |
18.4%±2.8Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Medfield and Hingham 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%±2.4Lowest MA: 17.9% |
23.5%±3.9 MA: 17.9% |
| Hingham and Millis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 76.2% MA: 47.3% |
78.1%Highest MA: 47.3% |
54.5%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±0.9 MA: 7.9% |
2.7%±1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.9%±1.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Millis 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±$15k 72% above MA |
$235,800±$32kHighest 127% above MA |
$155,996±$9kLowest 50% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $1,134,200±$47kHighest 102% above MA |
$911,100±$32k 62% above MA |
$603,500±$31kLowest 7% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,465±$603Highest 40% above MA |
$2,035±$559 15% above MA |
$1,696±$279Lowest 4% below MA |
| Hingham and Medfield 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 |
$10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
$9,344Lowest 56% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 60.3%±12 MA: 51.8% |
63.1%±20.9Highest MA: 51.8% |
56.5%±16.6Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Medfield and Hingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.3% MA: 10% |
2.1%Lowest MA: 10% |
4.8%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.7%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
86.1%Highest MA: 62.5% |
83.2% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest 12 yrs newer than MA |
1970Lowest 6 yrs newer than MA |
1974 10 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 24% above MA |
32 min 9% above MA |
31 minLowest 5% above MA |
| Work from home | 33.1%±3.3 MA: 18.6% |
36.6%±4.8Highest MA: 18.6% |
17.5%±4.2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Medfield 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 | #26 of 282 in MA | #63 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Hingham | Medfield | Millis |
| High school in town | Hingham High | Medfield Senior High | Millis High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.9Highest |
12.7 |
10.7Lowest |
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| 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.