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Medford vs Hingham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Medford has the most affordable homes ($756k median).
Hingham has the most kids (23.4% under 18).
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 | Medford | Hingham |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 59,354Highest |
24,283Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+9.6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 35.9±1Lowest 10% below MA |
48.4±2.4Highest 21% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 12.7%±1.3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
23.4%±2.1Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 15.2%±1.3Lowest MA: 17.9% |
26%±2.6Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 59.8%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
76.2%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 11.2%±1.1Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.9%±0.9Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $129,540±$8kLowest 25% above MA |
$178,390±$15kHighest 72% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $755,500±$23kLowest 34% above MA |
$1,134,200±$47kHighest 102% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,509±$94Highest 42% above MA |
$2,465±$603Lowest 40% above MA |
| Medford and Hingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,286Lowest 5% above MA |
$10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.1%±4.9Lowest MA: 51.8% |
60.3%±12Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Below poverty line | 7.6%Highest MA: 10% |
4.3%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 54.1%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
80.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1942Lowest 22 yrs older than MA |
1976Highest 12 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minLowest 4% above MA |
36 minHighest 24% above MA |
| Work from home | 26.8%±2.4Lowest MA: 18.6% |
33.1%±3.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #203 of 282 in MA | #14 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Medford | Hingham |
| High school in town | Medford High | Hingham High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.2Lowest |
12.9Highest |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| 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.