What stands out worked out from the figures below

Malden has the most renters (58.7% rent).

Hingham has the most homeowners (80.7%).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Malden	Hingham
People
Population	65,906Highest	24,283Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	+11.5%Highest MA: +7.4%	+9.6%Lowest MA: +7.4%
Median age	35.8±1Lowest 11% below MA	48.4±2.4Highest 21% above MA
Kids under 18	18.2%±1.7Lowest MA: 19.4%	23.4%±2.1Highest MA: 19.4%
Age 65+	13%±1.2Lowest MA: 17.9%	26%±2.6Highest MA: 17.9%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	45.1%Lowest MA: 47.3%	76.2%Highest MA: 47.3%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	9.1%±1.1Highest MA: 7.9%	2.9%±0.9Lowest MA: 7.9%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$100,606±$6kLowest 3% below MA	$178,390±$15kHighest 72% above MA
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$633,500±$26kLowest 13% above MA	$1,134,200±$47kHighest 102% above MA
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$2,204±$62Lowest 25% above MA	$2,465±$603Highest 40% above MA
	Hingham and Malden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$4,995Lowest 17% below MA	$10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	51.2%±4.6Lowest MA: 51.8%	60.3%±12Highest MA: 51.8%
	Hingham and Malden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	11.4%Highest MA: 10%	4.3%Lowest MA: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	41.3%Lowest MA: 62.5%	80.7%Highest MA: 62.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1950Lowest 14 yrs older than MA	1976Highest 12 yrs newer than MA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	34 minLowest 18% above MA	36 minHighest 24% above MA
Work from home	19.8%±2.3Lowest MA: 18.6%	33.1%±3.3Highest MA: 18.6%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#184 of 282 in MA	#14 of 282 in MA
School district	Malden	Hingham
High school in town	Malden High	Hingham High
Students per teacherat that high school	16.1Highest	12.9Lowest
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Old photos in History	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.