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Hingham vs Truro vs Weymouth 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 highest household income ($178k).
Truro has grown the fastest since 2010 (+22.5%).
Weymouth Town has the most affordable homes ($552k 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 | Truro | Weymouth Town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 24,283 |
1,708Lowest |
58,505Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.6% MA: +7.4% |
+22.5%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+6.9%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 48.4±2.4 21% above MA |
64.1±5.8Highest 60% above MA |
44.1±1.4Lowest 10% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 23.4%±2.1Highest MA: 19.4% |
10.5%±2.8Lowest MA: 19.4% |
16.4%±1.4 MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 26%±2.6 MA: 17.9% |
45.6%±10.1Highest MA: 17.9% |
19.8%±1.5Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 76.2%Highest MA: 47.3% |
57.9% MA: 47.3% |
42.8%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±0.9Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.3%±5.6 MA: 7.9% |
5.4%±0.9Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Weymouth Town and Truro 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 |
$102,714±$4kLowest about the MA average |
| 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 |
$552,100±$16kLowest about the MA average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,465±$603Highest 40% above MA |
— | $1,941±$103Lowest 10% above MA |
| 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 67% above MA |
$3,997Lowest 33% below MA |
$5,359 11% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 60.3%±12 MA: 51.8% |
100%±100Highest MA: 51.8% |
55.5%±7.1Lowest 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% |
7.7%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.7% MA: 62.5% |
84.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
67.4%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 12 yrs newer than MA |
1980Highest 16 yrs newer than MA |
1964Lowest same as 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% |
18.1%±2.2Lowest 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 | — | #221 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Hingham | Truro | Weymouth |
| High school in town | Hingham High | None in town | Weymouth High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.9Highest |
— | 11.9Lowest |
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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.