What stands out worked out from the figures below

Quincy has the most homeowners (45.2%).

Boston has the most renters (64.3% 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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Quincy	Boston
People
Population	102,114Lowest	666,442Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	+10.1%Highest MA: +7.4%	+9.4%Lowest MA: +7.4%
Median age	38.6±0.8Highest 4% below MA	33.3±0.2Lowest 17% below MA
Kids under 18	14.5%±1Lowest MA: 19.4%	15.1%±0.3Highest MA: 19.4%
	Boston and Quincy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	17.7%±1.1Highest MA: 17.9%	13%±0.3Lowest MA: 17.9%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	50.3%Lowest MA: 47.3%	54.9%Highest MA: 47.3%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	8.2%±0.9Lowest MA: 7.9%	15%±0.3Highest MA: 7.9%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$98,882±$5kHighest 5% below MA	$97,344±$2kLowest 6% below MA
	Quincy and Boston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$618,500±$14kLowest 10% above MA	$731,700±$10kHighest 30% above MA
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$2,118±$59Lowest 20% above MA	$2,147±$25Highest 22% above MA
	Boston and Quincy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$6,381Highest 6% above MA	$4,456Lowest 26% below MA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	48.7%±3.5Lowest MA: 51.8%	51.2%±1.2Highest MA: 51.8%
	Boston and Quincy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	10.6%Lowest MA: 10%	16.6%Highest MA: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	45.2%Highest MA: 62.5%	35.7%Lowest MA: 62.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1958Highest 6 yrs older than MA	1947Lowest 17 yrs older than MA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	35 minHighest 19% above MA	30 minLowest 4% above MA
Work from home	21.2%±1.8Lowest MA: 18.6%	21.3%±0.5Highest MA: 18.6%
	Boston and Quincy 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	#147 of 282 in MA	#258 of 282 in MA
School district	Quincy	Edward M. Kennedy Academy for Health Careers: A Horace Mann · Boston
High school in town	North Quincy High	Boston Latin School
Students per teacherat that high school	15.5Lowest	18.7Highest
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.