Compare towns
Hull vs Truro vs Harwich
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 renters (20.4% rent).
Truro has grown the fastest since 2010 (+22.5%).
Harwich has the shortest commute (25 min average).
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 | Truro | Harwich |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,138 |
1,708Lowest |
13,598Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.1%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+22.5%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+9.8% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 56.1±1.8Lowest 40% above MA |
64.1±5.8Highest 60% above MA |
58.6±1.5 47% above MA |
| Truro and Harwich are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 11.4%±2.2 MA: 19.4% |
10.5%±2.8Lowest MA: 19.4% |
11.7%±2.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Harwich and Hull are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.1%±3.1Lowest MA: 17.9% |
45.6%±10.1Highest MA: 17.9% |
35.8%±3.5 MA: 17.9% |
| Truro and Harwich 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% |
57.9%Highest MA: 47.3% |
50.6% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±2.2 MA: 7.9% |
4.3%±5.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.4%±1.2Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Truro and Hull are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $115,485±$14k 11% above MA |
$118,984±$72kHighest 14% above MA |
$96,966±$13kLowest 7% below MA |
| Truro and Hull 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 |
$888,200±$117kHighest 58% above MA |
$658,600±$26k 17% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,081±$187Highest 18% above MA |
— | $2,017±$738Lowest 14% above MA |
| Hull and Harwich are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,089Highest about the MA average |
$3,997Lowest 33% below MA |
$4,189 30% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.8%±14Lowest MA: 51.8% |
100%±100Highest MA: 51.8% |
56.7%±24.4 MA: 51.8% |
| Truro and Harwich 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% |
4.4%Lowest MA: 10% |
4.9% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.6%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
84.2% MA: 62.5% |
84.8%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1946Lowest 18 yrs older than MA |
1980Highest 16 yrs newer than MA |
1976 12 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 14% above MA |
30 min about the MA average |
25 minLowest 14% below MA |
| Work from home | 19.7%±4.3 MA: 18.6% |
35.2%±22.9Highest MA: 18.6% |
17.3%±4.4Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Truro and Hull 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 | #66 of 282 in MA | — | #157 of 282 in MA |
| School district | — | Truro | Monomoy Regional School District · Cape Cod Regional Vocational Technical |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Monomoy Regional High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 11.8 |
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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.