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Marblehead vs Mendon vs Hingham vs Duxbury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Marblehead has the most people working from home (34%).
Mendon has the most affordable homes ($616k median).
Hingham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.6%).
Duxbury has the most homeowners (91.2%).
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 | Marblehead | Mendon | Hingham | Duxbury |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 20,413 |
6,325Lowest |
24,283Highest |
16,185 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+6.7% MA: +7.4% |
+9.6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+6.8% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 49.1±2Highest 23% above MA |
44.1±4.4Lowest 10% above MA |
48.4±2.4 21% above MA |
47.6±2.3 19% above MA |
| Marblehead and Hingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 22.3%±2.5Lowest MA: 19.4% |
22.8%±6.2 MA: 19.4% |
23.4%±2.1Highest MA: 19.4% |
22.5%±2.8 MA: 19.4% |
| Hingham and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 22.7%±2.5 MA: 17.9% |
14.7%±3.4Lowest MA: 17.9% |
26%±2.6Highest MA: 17.9% |
24.5%±3.5 MA: 17.9% |
| Hingham and Duxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 78.3%Highest MA: 47.3% |
46.9%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
76.2% MA: 47.3% |
70.9% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±1 MA: 7.9% |
6.8%±2.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.9%±0.9Lowest MA: 7.9% |
3.9%±1.4 MA: 7.9% |
| Mendon and Duxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $182,132±$28kHighest 75% above MA |
$132,256±$33kLowest 27% above MA |
$178,390±$15k 72% above MA |
$176,583±$29k 70% above MA |
| Marblehead and Hingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $943,900±$31k 68% above MA |
$616,000±$37kLowest 10% above MA |
$1,134,200±$47kHighest 102% above MA |
$874,600±$35k 56% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,764±$147 about the MA average |
$1,840±$196 4% above MA |
$2,465±$603Highest 40% above MA |
$1,591±$2kLowest 10% below MA |
| Hingham and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,309 39% above MA |
$7,213Lowest 20% above MA |
$10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
$9,518 59% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 49.5%±8.8Lowest MA: 51.8% |
78.7%±26Highest MA: 51.8% |
60.3%±12 MA: 51.8% |
57.8%±31.1 MA: 51.8% |
| Mendon and Hingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 4.4% MA: 10% |
7.1%Highest MA: 10% |
4.3%Lowest MA: 10% |
5.1% MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.2% MA: 62.5% |
86.9% MA: 62.5% |
80.7%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
91.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1944Lowest 20 yrs older than MA |
1985Highest 21 yrs newer than MA |
1976 12 yrs newer than MA |
1976 12 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 33 min 13% above MA |
30 minLowest 4% above MA |
36 minHighest 24% above MA |
33 min 13% above MA |
| Work from home | 34%±3.6Highest MA: 18.6% |
15.1%±5.7Lowest MA: 18.6% |
33.1%±3.3 MA: 18.6% |
25.1%±3.8 MA: 18.6% |
| Marblehead and Hingham 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 | #47 of 282 in MA | #210 of 282 in MA | #14 of 282 in MA | #32 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Marblehead | Mendon-Upton | Hingham | Duxbury |
| High school in town | Marblehead High | None in town | Hingham High | Duxbury High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.7 |
— | 12.9Highest |
9.9Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.