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Hull vs Chilmark vs Cohasset
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hull has the most affordable homes ($646k median).
Chilmark has grown the fastest since 2010 (+40%).
Cohasset has the most kids (27.2% under 18).
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 | Hull | Chilmark | Cohasset |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,138Highest |
1,578Lowest |
8,427 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.1%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+40%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+11.1% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 56.1±1.8Highest 40% above MA |
53.6±8.1 34% above MA |
43.9±4.4Lowest 10% above MA |
| Hull and Chilmark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 11.4%±2.2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
16.7%±4.3 MA: 19.4% |
27.2%±4.1Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 26.1%±3.1 MA: 17.9% |
36.2%±12.4Highest MA: 17.9% |
17.8%±2.8Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Chilmark and Hull are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 50.4%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
68.1% MA: 47.3% |
76.7%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±2.2Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.7%±2.6Lowest MA: 7.9% |
3.8%±1.7 MA: 7.9% |
| Hull and Cohasset are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $115,485±$14kLowest 11% above MA |
$168,750±$28k 62% above MA |
$199,306±$53kHighest 92% above MA |
| Cohasset and Chilmark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $646,000±$38kLowest 15% above MA |
$1,895,300±$281kHighest 237% above MA |
$1,318,900±$165k 135% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,081±$187Lowest 18% above MA |
$2,750±$2k 56% above MA |
$2,755±$399Highest 56% above MA |
| Cohasset and Chilmark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,089 about the MA average |
$4,485Lowest 25% below MA |
$10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.8%±14Highest MA: 51.8% |
30.8%±59.9Lowest MA: 51.8% |
52.6%±15.5 MA: 51.8% |
| Hull and Cohasset are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.8%Highest MA: 10% |
4.1% MA: 10% |
3%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.6%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
89.4%Highest MA: 62.5% |
83% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1946Lowest 18 yrs older than MA |
1984Highest 20 yrs newer than MA |
1968 4 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 min 14% above MA |
32 minLowest 8% above MA |
37 minHighest 28% above MA |
| Work from home | 19.7%±4.3Lowest MA: 18.6% |
25.7%±11Highest MA: 18.6% |
25.7%±5.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #66 of 282 in MA | — | #41 of 282 in MA |
| School district | — | Up-Island Regional | Cohasset |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Cohasset High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 9.0 |
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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.