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Hull vs Wenham 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 population (median age 56.1).
Wenham has the highest household income ($195k).
Quincy has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.1%).
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 | Quincy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,138 |
4,929Lowest |
102,114Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.1%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+2.1% MA: +7.4% |
+10.1%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 56.1±1.8Highest 40% above MA |
29.3±9.3Lowest 27% below MA |
38.6±0.8 4% below MA |
| Kids under 18 | 11.4%±2.2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
18.9%±3.3Highest MA: 19.4% |
14.5%±1 MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 26.1%±3.1Highest MA: 17.9% |
14.6%±3Lowest MA: 17.9% |
17.7%±1.1 MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 50.4% MA: 47.3% |
70.8%Highest MA: 47.3% |
50.3%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±2.2Lowest MA: 7.9% |
27.8%±1.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
8.2%±0.9 MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $115,485±$14k 11% above MA |
$194,781±$33kHighest 87% above MA |
$98,882±$5kLowest 5% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $646,000±$38k 15% above MA |
$885,400±$48kHighest 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 | $6,089Lowest about the MA average |
$10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
$6,381 6% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.8%±14Highest MA: 51.8% |
43.3%±20.8Lowest MA: 51.8% |
48.7%±3.5 MA: 51.8% |
| Hull and Quincy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.8% MA: 10% |
3.7%Lowest MA: 10% |
10.6%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.6% MA: 62.5% |
85.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
45.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1946Lowest 18 yrs older than MA |
1961Highest 3 yrs older than MA |
1958 6 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 min 14% above MA |
28 minLowest 5% below MA |
35 minHighest 19% above MA |
| Work from home | 19.7%±4.3Lowest MA: 18.6% |
29.4%±5.6Highest MA: 18.6% |
21.2%±1.8 MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #66 of 282 in MA | #74 of 282 in MA | #147 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Hull | Hamilton-Wenham | Quincy |
| High school in town | Hull High | None in town | North Quincy High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.8Lowest |
— | 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.