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Hull vs Truro vs Quincy
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 oldest housing (typical home built 1946).
Truro has grown the fastest since 2010 (+22.5%).
Quincy has the most renters (54.8% rent).
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 | Quincy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,138 |
1,708Lowest |
102,114Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.1%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+22.5%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+10.1% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 56.1±1.8 40% above MA |
64.1±5.8Highest 60% above MA |
38.6±0.8Lowest 4% below MA |
| Kids under 18 | 11.4%±2.2 MA: 19.4% |
10.5%±2.8Lowest MA: 19.4% |
14.5%±1Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Quincy and Hull are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.1%±3.1 MA: 17.9% |
45.6%±10.1Highest MA: 17.9% |
17.7%±1.1Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 50.4% MA: 47.3% |
57.9%Highest MA: 47.3% |
50.3%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±2.2Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.3%±5.6 MA: 7.9% |
8.2%±0.9Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Quincy and Truro 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 |
$98,882±$5kLowest 5% 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±$38k 15% above MA |
$888,200±$117kHighest 58% above MA |
$618,500±$14kLowest 10% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,081±$187Lowest 18% above MA |
— | $2,118±$59Highest 20% above MA |
| Quincy and Hull 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 |
$3,997Lowest 33% below MA |
$6,381Highest 6% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.8%±14 MA: 51.8% |
100%±100Highest MA: 51.8% |
48.7%±3.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Truro and Hull are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.8% MA: 10% |
4.4%Lowest MA: 10% |
10.6%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.6% MA: 62.5% |
84.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
45.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1946Lowest 18 yrs older than MA |
1980Highest 16 yrs newer than MA |
1958 6 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 min 14% above MA |
30 minLowest about the MA average |
35 minHighest 19% above MA |
| Work from home | 19.7%±4.3Lowest MA: 18.6% |
35.2%±22.9Highest MA: 18.6% |
21.2%±1.8 MA: 18.6% |
| Truro and Quincy 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 | — | #147 of 282 in MA |
| School district | — | Truro | Quincy |
| High school in town | — | None in town | North Quincy High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 15.5 |
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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.