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Middleborough vs Hingham vs Rockland
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Middleborough has the shortest commute (31 min average).
Hingham has the most expensive homes ($1134k median).
Rockland has the youngest population (median age 40.7).
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.
| Measure | Middleborough | Hingham | Rockland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 24,505Highest |
24,283 |
17,701Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.9% MA: +7.4% |
+9.6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+1.8%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.4±2.1 9% above MA |
48.4±2.4Highest 21% above MA |
40.7±3.3Lowest about the MA average |
| Kids under 18 | 18.8%±2.2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
23.4%±2.1Highest MA: 19.4% |
20.2%±3.3 MA: 19.4% |
| Hingham and Rockland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.8%±2.1 MA: 17.9% |
26%±2.6Highest MA: 17.9% |
15.9%±2.2Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Hingham and Middleborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
76.2%Highest MA: 47.3% |
32.7% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±1.1Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.9%±0.9Lowest MA: 7.9% |
3.3%±1.3 MA: 7.9% |
| Middleborough and Rockland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $97,056±$7kLowest 7% below MA |
$178,390±$15kHighest 72% above MA |
$112,405±$12k 8% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $468,700±$18kLowest 17% below MA |
$1,134,200±$47kHighest 102% above MA |
$472,900±$21k 16% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,706±$72 3% below MA |
$2,465±$603Highest 40% above MA |
$1,610±$255Lowest 9% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,023Lowest about the MA average |
$10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
$6,487 8% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.2%±11.4 MA: 51.8% |
60.3%±12Highest MA: 51.8% |
51.7%±10.4Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Hingham and Middleborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.2% MA: 10% |
4.3%Lowest MA: 10% |
6.5%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76.9% MA: 62.5% |
80.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
76.5%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 15 yrs newer than MA |
1976 12 yrs newer than MA |
1962Lowest 2 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minLowest 7% above MA |
36 minHighest 24% above MA |
33 min 14% above MA |
| Work from home | 13.6%±2.9Lowest MA: 18.6% |
33.1%±3.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
14.7%±3.8 MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #170 of 282 in MA | #14 of 282 in MA | #175 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Middleborough | Hingham | Rockland |
| High school in town | Middleborough High | Hingham High | Rockland Senior High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.3Lowest |
12.9Highest |
12.5 |
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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.