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Hull vs Rye vs Cohasset
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hull has the most affordable homes ($646k median).
Rye has the most people working from home (30.9%).
Cohasset has grown the fastest since 2010 (+11.1%).
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 | Rye | Cohasset |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,138Highest |
5,611Lowest |
8,427 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+4.6% U.S.: +7.4% |
+11.1%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 56.1±1.8Highest 44% above U.S. |
55.1±3 42% above U.S. |
43.9±4.4Lowest 13% above U.S. |
| Hull and Rye are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 11.4%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
18.2%±4 U.S.: 22% |
27.2%±4.1Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 26.1%±3.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
31.7%±5.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.8%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Rye 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 U.S.: 35.7% |
61.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
76.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±2.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.2%±1.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.8%±1.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
| 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 43% above U.S. |
$140,655±$39k 74% above U.S. |
$199,306±$53kHighest 147% above U.S. |
| Cohasset and Rye are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $646,000±$38kLowest 94% above U.S. |
$1,028,100±$89k 209% above U.S. |
$1,318,900±$165kHighest 296% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,081±$187 47% above U.S. |
$1,781±$156Lowest 26% above U.S. |
$2,755±$399Highest 95% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,089Lowest 95% above U.S. |
$7,519 141% above U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.8%±14Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
44.3%±16.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
52.6%±15.5 U.S.: 51.1% |
| 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% U.S.: 12.5% |
6.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
85.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
83% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1946Lowest 34 yrs older than U.S. |
1972Highest 8 yrs older than U.S. |
1968 12 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 min 26% above U.S. |
29 minLowest 9% above U.S. |
37 minHighest 41% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 19.7%±4.3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
30.9%±7.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
25.7%±5.3 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Rye 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 | #2 of 120 in NH | #41 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Hull | Rye School District | Cohasset |
| High school in town | Hull High | None in town | Cohasset High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.8Lowest |
— | 9.0Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.