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Newbury vs Scituate vs Provincetown
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Newbury has the highest household income ($175k).
Scituate has the most kids (22.2% under 18).
Provincetown has grown the fastest since 2010 (+24.5%).
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 | Newbury | Scituate | Provincetown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,777 |
19,365Highest |
3,703Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.8%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+5.1% MA: +7.4% |
+24.5%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 55.1±4.8 38% above MA |
47.1±3.1Lowest 18% above MA |
56.3±2.6Highest 41% above MA |
| Provincetown and Newbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.1%±3.9 MA: 19.4% |
22.2%±2.3Highest MA: 19.4% |
2.9%±1.3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Scituate and Newbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.5%±5.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
22.2%±2.5Lowest MA: 17.9% |
25%±5.7 MA: 17.9% |
| Newbury and Provincetown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 60.1%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
66.8%Highest MA: 47.3% |
61.3% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±2.6 MA: 7.9% |
4.1%±1.6Lowest MA: 7.9% |
9.6%±6.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Provincetown and Newbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $174,868±$59kHighest 68% above MA |
$136,732±$16kLowest 32% above MA |
$136,904±$44k 32% above MA |
| Newbury and Provincetown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $840,600±$40kLowest 50% above MA |
$847,600±$25k 51% above MA |
$902,200±$180kHighest 61% above MA |
| Provincetown and Scituate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,806±$1kHighest about the MA average |
$1,609±$311 9% below MA |
$1,261±$415Lowest 28% below MA |
| Newbury and Scituate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,661 11% above MA |
$8,807Highest 47% above MA |
$4,927Lowest 18% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53%±26.7 MA: 51.8% |
52.7%±10.3Lowest MA: 51.8% |
57.3%±17.2Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Provincetown and Newbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.4% MA: 10% |
2.9%Lowest MA: 10% |
6.2%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.8% MA: 62.5% |
87.8%Highest MA: 62.5% |
76.3%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963Highest 1 yr older than MA |
1960Lowest 4 yrs older than MA |
1961 3 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min 18% below MA |
38 minHighest 31% above MA |
13 minLowest 55% below MA |
| Work from home | 21.5%±6Lowest MA: 18.6% |
28%±4 MA: 18.6% |
31.5%±9.2Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Provincetown and Scituate 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 | #137 of 282 in MA | #43 of 282 in MA | #254 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Triton | Scituate | Provincetown |
| High school in town | Triton Regional High School | Scituate High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.6Lowest |
11.3Highest |
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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.