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Hull vs Wenham 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 oldest population (median age 56.1).
Wenham has the youngest population (median age 29.3).
Cohasset has grown the fastest since 2010 (+11.1%).
Wenham is a college town. 27.8% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Wenham | Cohasset |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,138Highest |
4,929Lowest |
8,427 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.1%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+2.1% MA: +7.4% |
+11.1%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 56.1±1.8Highest 40% above MA |
29.3±9.3Lowest 27% below MA |
43.9±4.4 10% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 11.4%±2.2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
18.9%±3.3 MA: 19.4% |
27.2%±4.1Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 26.1%±3.1Highest MA: 17.9% |
14.6%±3Lowest MA: 17.9% |
17.8%±2.8 MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 50.4%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
70.8% MA: 47.3% |
76.7%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±2.2 MA: 7.9% |
27.8%±1.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.8%±1.7Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $115,485±$14kLowest 11% above MA |
$194,781±$33k 87% above MA |
$199,306±$53kHighest 92% above MA |
| Cohasset and Wenham 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 |
$885,400±$48k 58% above MA |
$1,318,900±$165kHighest 135% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,081±$187Lowest 18% above MA |
— | $2,755±$399Highest 56% above MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,089Lowest about the MA average |
$10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
$10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.8%±14Highest MA: 51.8% |
43.3%±20.8Lowest 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% |
3.7% MA: 10% |
3%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.6%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
85.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
83% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1946Lowest 18 yrs older than MA |
1961 3 yrs older than MA |
1968Highest 4 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 min 14% above MA |
28 minLowest 5% below MA |
37 minHighest 28% above MA |
| Work from home | 19.7%±4.3Lowest MA: 18.6% |
29.4%±5.6Highest MA: 18.6% |
25.7%±5.3 MA: 18.6% |
| Wenham and Cohasset 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 | #74 of 282 in MA | #41 of 282 in MA |
| School district | — | Hamilton-Wenham | 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.