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Hull vs Worcester 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 most homeowners (79.6%).
Worcester has grown the fastest since 2010 (+14.1%).
Quincy has the most people working from home (21.2%).
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 | Worcester | Quincy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,138Lowest |
207,055Highest |
102,114 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.1%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+14.1%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+10.1% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 56.1±1.8Highest 40% above MA |
33.9±0.5Lowest 15% below MA |
38.6±0.8 4% below MA |
| Kids under 18 | 11.4%±2.2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
19.6%±0.8Highest MA: 19.4% |
14.5%±1 MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 26.1%±3.1Highest MA: 17.9% |
13.3%±0.6Lowest MA: 17.9% |
17.7%±1.1 MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 50.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
35.2%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
50.3% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±2.2Lowest MA: 7.9% |
14.1%±0.8Highest MA: 7.9% |
8.2%±0.9 MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $115,485±$14kHighest 11% above MA |
$70,102±$2kLowest 33% below MA |
$98,882±$5k 5% below MA |
| Hull and Quincy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $646,000±$38kHighest 15% above MA |
$374,400±$7kLowest 33% below MA |
$618,500±$14k 10% above MA |
| Hull and Quincy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,081±$187 18% above MA |
$1,487±$38Lowest 16% below 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 |
$4,733Lowest 21% below MA |
$6,381Highest 6% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.8%±14 MA: 51.8% |
54.2%±2.9Highest MA: 51.8% |
48.7%±3.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Worcester and Hull are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
19.6%Highest MA: 10% |
10.6% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.6%Highest MA: 62.5% |
42.8%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
45.2% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1946Lowest 18 yrs older than MA |
1951 13 yrs older than MA |
1958Highest 6 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 min 14% above MA |
24 minLowest 17% below MA |
35 minHighest 19% above MA |
| Work from home | 19.7%±4.3 MA: 18.6% |
11.5%±1Lowest MA: 18.6% |
21.2%±1.8Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Quincy 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 | #266 of 282 in MA | #147 of 282 in MA |
| School district | — | Ma Academy for Math and Science · Worcester | Quincy |
| High school in town | — | South High Community | North Quincy High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.6Lowest |
15.5Highest |
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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.