Compare towns
Kingston vs Hull vs Lunenburg
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Kingston has the highest household income ($120k).
Hull has the oldest population (median age 56.1).
Lunenburg has grown the fastest since 2010 (+16.8%).
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 | Kingston | Hull | Lunenburg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 14,027Highest |
10,138Lowest |
11,902 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.5% MA: +7.4% |
-2.1%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+16.8%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46.5±3.9 16% above MA |
56.1±1.8Highest 40% above MA |
43.2±2.1Lowest 8% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 19.9%±3.2 MA: 19.4% |
11.4%±2.2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
21.1%±3Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Lunenburg and Kingston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.8%±3.7 MA: 17.9% |
26.1%±3.1Highest MA: 17.9% |
17.9%±2.7Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Hull and Kingston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.2% MA: 47.3% |
50.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
44%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.2%±2.2Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.2%±1.8Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $119,876±$13kHighest 15% above MA |
$115,485±$14k 11% above MA |
$112,828±$11kLowest 9% above MA |
| Kingston and Hull are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $610,600±$30k 9% above MA |
$646,000±$38kHighest 15% above MA |
$463,900±$24kLowest 17% below MA |
| Hull and Kingston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,159±$244Lowest 34% below MA |
$2,081±$187Highest 18% above MA |
$1,974±$586 12% above MA |
| Hull and Lunenburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,650Highest 28% above MA |
$6,089Lowest about the MA average |
$6,401 7% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 35.9%±13Lowest MA: 51.8% |
52.8%±14Highest MA: 51.8% |
45.8%±13.5 MA: 51.8% |
| Hull and Lunenburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.1%Lowest MA: 10% |
5.8%Highest MA: 10% |
4.2% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
79.6%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
80.7% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 18 yrs newer than MA |
1946Lowest 18 yrs older than MA |
1972 8 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 min 20% above MA |
33 minLowest 14% above MA |
36 minHighest 24% above MA |
| Work from home | 19.5%±4.9 MA: 18.6% |
19.7%±4.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
15.8%±3.5Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Hull and Kingston 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 | #99 of 282 in MA | #66 of 282 in MA | #87 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Kingston · Silver Lake | Hull | Lunenburg |
| High school in town | Silver Lake Regional High | Hull High | Lunenburg High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.0 |
8.8Lowest |
12.4Highest |
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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.