Compare towns
Hingham vs Truro vs Wellfleet
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).
Truro has the shortest commute (30 min average).
Wellfleet has grown the fastest since 2010 (+29.7%).
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 | Truro | Wellfleet |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 24,283Highest |
1,708Lowest |
4,404 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+22.5% MA: +7.4% |
+29.7%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 48.4±2.4Lowest 21% above MA |
64.1±5.8Highest 60% above MA |
58.4±4.1 46% above MA |
| Truro and Wellfleet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.4%±2.1Highest MA: 19.4% |
10.5%±2.8Lowest MA: 19.4% |
14.4%±5.4 MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 26%±2.6Lowest MA: 17.9% |
45.6%±10.1Highest MA: 17.9% |
35.3%±5.8 MA: 17.9% |
| Truro and Wellfleet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 76.2%Highest MA: 47.3% |
57.9%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
64.6% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±0.9Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.3%±5.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
3%±2.1 MA: 7.9% |
| Truro and Wellfleet 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 |
$118,984±$72k 14% above MA |
$117,938±$27kLowest 13% above MA |
| Hingham and Truro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $1,134,200±$47kHighest 102% above MA |
$888,200±$117k 58% above MA |
$855,300±$70kLowest 52% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,465±$603Highest 40% above MA |
— | $1,563±$597Lowest 11% below MA |
| Hingham and Wellfleet 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 |
$3,997Lowest 33% below MA |
$4,862 19% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 60.3%±12 MA: 51.8% |
100%±100Highest MA: 51.8% |
28.6%±23.8Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Truro 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% |
4.4% MA: 10% |
9.2%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.7%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
84.2% MA: 62.5% |
85.5%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 12 yrs newer than MA |
1980Highest 16 yrs newer than MA |
1975Lowest 11 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 24% above MA |
30 minLowest about the MA average |
35 min 19% above MA |
| Work from home | 33.1%±3.3 MA: 18.6% |
35.2%±22.9Highest MA: 18.6% |
20.7%±7.4Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Truro 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 | — | — |
| School district | Hingham | Truro | Wellfleet |
| High school in town | Hingham High | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.9 |
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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.