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Hingham vs Methuen vs Randolph Town
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 expensive homes ($1134k median).
Methuen has the shortest commute (28 min average).
Randolph Town has the most renters (28.7% rent).
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 | Methuen | Randolph Town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 24,283Lowest |
53,475Highest |
34,878 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.6% MA: +7.4% |
— | — |
| Median age | 48.4±2.4Highest 21% above MA |
39.9±1.7Lowest about the MA average |
41.3±1.8 3% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 23.4%±2.1Highest MA: 19.4% |
21.3%±1.7 MA: 19.4% |
17.3%±2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Hingham and Methuen 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% |
17.2%±1.3Lowest MA: 17.9% |
18.4%±1.9 MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 76.2%Highest MA: 47.3% |
31%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
35.5% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±0.9Lowest MA: 7.9% |
6.7%±1 MA: 7.9% |
9%±1.8Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Randolph Town and Methuen 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 |
$113,310±$7k 9% above MA |
$109,573±$6kLowest 5% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $1,134,200±$47kHighest 102% above MA |
$499,700±$17k 11% below MA |
$496,400±$21kLowest 12% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,465±$603Highest 40% above MA |
$1,749±$91Lowest about the MA average |
$2,103±$98 19% above MA |
| Hingham and Randolph 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 67% above MA |
$5,061Lowest 16% below MA |
$5,644 6% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 60.3%±12 MA: 51.8% |
48.4%±6.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
62.1%±10.4Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Randolph Town and Hingham 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% |
7.9% MA: 10% |
8.4%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
72.3% MA: 62.5% |
71.3%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest 12 yrs newer than MA |
1968 4 yrs newer than MA |
1966Lowest 2 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 min 24% above MA |
28 minLowest 5% below MA |
37 minHighest 27% above MA |
| Work from home | 33.1%±3.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
12.2%±2.3Lowest MA: 18.6% |
15.1%±3.5 MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #14 of 282 in MA | #236 of 282 in MA | #260 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Hingham | Methuen | Randolph |
| High school in town | Hingham High | Methuen High | Randolph High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.9Lowest |
13.1 |
14.2Highest |
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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.