Compare towns
Hingham vs Wakefield vs Marblehead vs Cohasset
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Wakefield has the most affordable homes ($724k median).
Marblehead has the most people working from home (34%).
Cohasset has the most expensive homes ($1319k 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 | Wakefield | Marblehead | Cohasset |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 24,283 |
27,793Highest |
20,413 |
8,427Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.6% MA: +7.4% |
+8.7% MA: +7.4% |
+3.2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+11.1%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 48.4±2.4 21% above MA |
42.4±1.7Lowest 6% above MA |
49.1±2Highest 23% above MA |
43.9±4.4 10% above MA |
| Marblehead and Hingham 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% |
20%±2.2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
22.3%±2.5 MA: 19.4% |
27.2%±4.1Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Cohasset 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% |
19%±1.9 MA: 17.9% |
22.7%±2.5 MA: 17.9% |
17.8%±2.8Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Hingham and Marblehead 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% |
59.7%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
78.3%Highest MA: 47.3% |
76.7% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±0.9Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.4%±0.9Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.8%±1 MA: 7.9% |
3.8%±1.7 MA: 7.9% |
| Wakefield and Marblehead 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 |
$134,306±$14kLowest 29% above MA |
$182,132±$28k 75% above MA |
$199,306±$53kHighest 92% above MA |
| Cohasset and Marblehead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $1,134,200±$47k 102% above MA |
$723,500±$24kLowest 29% above MA |
$943,900±$31k 68% above MA |
$1,318,900±$165kHighest 135% above MA |
| Cohasset and Hingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,465±$603 40% above MA |
$1,958±$102 11% above MA |
$1,764±$147Lowest about the MA average |
$2,755±$399Highest 56% above MA |
| Cohasset and Hingham 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 |
$7,779Lowest 30% above MA |
$8,309 39% above MA |
$10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 60.3%±12Highest MA: 51.8% |
43.7%±7.9Lowest MA: 51.8% |
49.5%±8.8 MA: 51.8% |
52.6%±15.5 MA: 51.8% |
| Hingham and Cohasset are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 4.3% MA: 10% |
4.9%Highest MA: 10% |
4.4% MA: 10% |
3%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.7% MA: 62.5% |
70.7%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
85.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
83% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest 12 yrs newer than MA |
1956 8 yrs older than MA |
1944Lowest 20 yrs older than MA |
1968 4 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 36 min 24% above MA |
33 min 14% above MA |
33 minLowest 13% above MA |
37 minHighest 28% above MA |
| Work from home | 33.1%±3.3 MA: 18.6% |
24.6%±3.1Lowest MA: 18.6% |
34%±3.6Highest MA: 18.6% |
25.7%±5.3 MA: 18.6% |
| Marblehead 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 | #179 of 282 in MA | #47 of 282 in MA | #41 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Hingham | Northeast Metropolitan Regional Vocational Technical · Wakefield | Marblehead | Cohasset |
| High school in town | Hingham High | Northeast Metro Regional Vocational | Marblehead High | Cohasset High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.9Highest |
10.7 |
10.7 |
9.0Lowest |
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