Compare towns
Pinehurst vs Scituate vs Billerica
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Pinehurst has the most homeowners (97.4%).
Scituate has the most people working from home (28%).
Billerica has the most renters (20.6% rent).
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 | Pinehurst | Scituate | Billerica |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,845Lowest |
19,365 |
42,003Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+5.1%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+4.7% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.6±2Lowest 7% above MA |
47.1±3.1Highest 18% above MA |
43.3±1.6 8% above MA |
| Scituate and Billerica are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.8%±4.1 MA: 19.4% |
22.2%±2.3Highest MA: 19.4% |
18%±1.8Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Scituate and Pinehurst are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.1%±3.2 MA: 17.9% |
22.2%±2.5Highest MA: 17.9% |
18%±1.5Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Scituate and Pinehurst are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.2%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
66.8%Highest MA: 47.3% |
40% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±1.8 MA: 7.9% |
4.1%±1.6Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.8%±1.3Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Billerica and Pinehurst are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $146,250±$27k 41% above MA |
$136,732±$16kLowest 32% above MA |
$148,200±$8kHighest 43% above MA |
| Billerica and Pinehurst are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $623,800±$22k 11% above MA |
$847,600±$25kHighest 51% above MA |
$612,000±$13kLowest 9% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,946±$1k 10% above MA |
$1,609±$311Lowest 9% below MA |
$2,282±$173Highest 30% above MA |
| Billerica and Pinehurst are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,316Lowest 5% above MA |
$8,807Highest 47% above MA |
$6,358 6% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 32%±58.1Lowest MA: 51.8% |
52.7%±10.3Highest MA: 51.8% |
42.3%±8.9 MA: 51.8% |
| Scituate and Billerica are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.9%Lowest MA: 10% |
2.9%Lowest MA: 10% |
5.4%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 97.4%Highest MA: 62.5% |
87.8% MA: 62.5% |
79.4%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972 8 yrs newer than MA |
1960Lowest 4 yrs older than MA |
1973Highest 9 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 7% below MA |
38 minHighest 31% above MA |
27 minLowest 8% below MA |
| Work from home | 13.1%±3.2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
28%±4Highest MA: 18.6% |
19.5%±3.3 MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #43 of 282 in MA | #146 of 282 in MA |
| School district | — | Scituate | Billerica · Shawsheen Valley Regional Vocational Technical |
| High school in town | — | Scituate High School | Billerica Memorial High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.3Lowest |
14.1Highest |
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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.