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Lenox vs Wareham vs Hingham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Lenox has the shortest commute (23 min average).
Wareham has the most affordable homes ($425k median).
Hingham has the most expensive homes ($1134k median).
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 | Lenox | Wareham | Hingham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,079Lowest |
23,302 |
24,283Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.4%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+6.8% MA: +7.4% |
+9.6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 60.1±4.3Highest 50% above MA |
52.1±3.1 30% above MA |
48.4±2.4Lowest 21% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 13.3%±4.1 MA: 19.4% |
13.1%±2.4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
23.4%±2.1Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 40.1%±7.8Highest MA: 17.9% |
26.2%±3.9 MA: 17.9% |
26%±2.6Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 52.7% MA: 47.3% |
27.1%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
76.2%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±2.8 MA: 7.9% |
5.6%±1.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.9%±0.9Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Wareham and Lenox are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $106,080±$31k about the MA average |
$90,383±$11kLowest 13% below MA |
$178,390±$15kHighest 72% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $466,700±$43k 17% below MA |
$424,500±$21kLowest 24% below MA |
$1,134,200±$47kHighest 102% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,091±$238Lowest 38% below MA |
$1,504±$180 15% below MA |
$2,465±$603Highest 40% above MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,299 12% below MA |
$4,341Lowest 28% below MA |
$10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.2%±18.8Lowest MA: 51.8% |
51.4%±23.3 MA: 51.8% |
60.3%±12Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Hingham and Wareham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.5%Highest MA: 10% |
6.7% MA: 10% |
4.3%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.4%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
83.5%Highest MA: 62.5% |
80.7% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966 2 yrs newer than MA |
1958Lowest 6 yrs older than MA |
1976Highest 12 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 22% below MA |
28 min 5% below MA |
36 minHighest 24% above MA |
| Work from home | 18.3%±8.8 MA: 18.6% |
12.4%±3.6Lowest MA: 18.6% |
33.1%±3.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #90 of 282 in MA | #272 of 282 in MA | #14 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Lenox | Wareham | Hingham |
| High school in town | Lenox Memorial High | Wareham Senior High | Hingham High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 7.6Lowest |
8.6 |
12.9Highest |
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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.