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Hingham vs Outlook 258 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (13.5× in Hingham) and household income (+66% in Hingham).
Where each one shines Two towns, two different strengths What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.
Hingham A small town of 127
Quiet strengths Hingham doesn’t stand out on the data we have Neighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Hingham →
Outlook A small town of 51
Quiet strengths Outlook doesn’t stand out on the data we have Neighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Outlook →
The biggest differences Where they part ways The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.
★ What stands out · Monthly cost A typical home costs about the same each month A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.
Down payment3.5% 10% 20% Rate
Hingham $790 /mo
Typical home $135K (Census) · tax rate 0.74% · Housing →
Outlook $760 /mo
Typical home $125K (Census) · tax rate 1.05% · Housing →
Within $50 a month of each other.
Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.
Life in each What daily life feels like in each The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.
Seasons
Growing season (days) — 125d Outdoors & history
National Register places — 1 Famous people born here — 1
A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.
Where they are 258 miles apart Straight-line miles between town centers.
Hingham ↔ Outlook 258 miles apart
Everything, side by side What matters to you? Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
Raising kids Affordability Owning a home Short commute Working from home Younger crowd Settled, older crowd Growing town Outdoorsy Walkable streets
Population
127 Highest 51 Lowest
Median age
55.7 ±15.3 Highest 38% above MT 51.8 ±28.1 Lowest 28% above MT
Kids under 18
22% ±16.2 Lowest MT: 21% 23.5% ±40.4 Highest MT: 21%
Age 65+
22% ±17.4 Lowest MT: 20.1% 37.3% ±31.7 Highest MT: 20.1%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
26.3% Lowest MT: 35.2% 33.3% Highest MT: 35.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0.8% ±9 Lowest MT: 5.2% 3.9% ±22.3 Highest MT: 5.2%
Household incomemedian
$96,696 ±$9k Highest 33% above MT $58,125 ±$8k Lowest 20% below MT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$135,000 ±$59k Highest 64% below MT $125,000 ±$81k Lowest 67% below MT
Property taxmedian, yearly
$1,000 Lowest 63% below MT $1,313 Highest 51% below MT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0% ±100 MT: 44.8% —
Below poverty line
0% Lowest MT: 11.5% 9.8% Highest MT: 11.5%
Homeownersof occupied homes
73.7% Lowest MT: 69.2% 100% Highest MT: 69.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1947 Lowest 34 yrs older than MT 1983 Highest 2 yrs newer than MT
Average commuteone way
34 min Highest 76% above MT 26 min Lowest 36% above MT
Work from home
20.3% ±20.6 Lowest MT: 12.5% 31.3% ±12.8 Highest MT: 12.5%
Work in townworking residents
2.3% Highest 0% Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line
34.3 mi Highest 12.8 mi Lowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub
0.16 Highest 0.12 Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town
Rudyard (21%) Plentywood (54%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others
Few work in Outlook Few work in Hingham
Conserved landshare of the town
9.9% Highest 0.1% Lowest
Trailsmapped miles
0.0 mi Lowest 0.5 mi Highest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi
0.0 mi Lowest 0.4 mi Highest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map
1 Highest 0 Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure
241 Highest 17.8 Lowest
“±” Census margin of error ACS 2020–2024
Deciding? Ask the people who live there The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.
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Towns like Hingham Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.
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