Compare towns
Raynham vs Hingham vs Bridgewater Town
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Raynham has the most affordable homes ($524k median).
Hingham has the most people working from home (33.1%).
Bridgewater Town has the shortest commute (31 min average).
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 | Raynham | Hingham | Bridgewater Town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,505Lowest |
24,283 |
28,471Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +13.1%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+9.6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 42.9±1.5 7% above MA |
48.4±2.4Highest 21% above MA |
37.6±1.6Lowest 6% below MA |
| Kids under 18 | 20.4%±2.8 MA: 19.4% |
23.4%±2.1Highest MA: 19.4% |
17.6%±2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Hingham and Raynham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.8%±2.3 MA: 17.9% |
26%±2.6Highest MA: 17.9% |
17.3%±1.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.7% MA: 47.3% |
76.2%Highest MA: 47.3% |
39.5%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1 MA: 7.9% |
2.9%±0.9Lowest MA: 7.9% |
16.2%±1.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $124,012±$16k 19% above MA |
$178,390±$15kHighest 72% above MA |
$112,651±$7kLowest 8% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $524,400±$29kLowest 7% below MA |
$1,134,200±$47kHighest 102% above MA |
$533,100±$23k 5% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,749±$74Lowest about the MA average |
$2,465±$603Highest 40% above MA |
$2,092±$177 19% above MA |
| Hingham and Bridgewater Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,752 13% above MA |
$10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
$6,499Lowest 8% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 67.1%±13.4Highest MA: 51.8% |
60.3%±12 MA: 51.8% |
54.2%±13.2Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Raynham and Hingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.7%Highest MA: 10% |
4.3%Lowest MA: 10% |
4.8% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.1% MA: 62.5% |
80.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
75.6%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 22 yrs newer than MA |
1976Lowest 12 yrs newer than MA |
1984 20 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 25% above MA |
36 min 24% above MA |
31 minLowest 8% above MA |
| Work from home | 11.8%±3.4Lowest MA: 18.6% |
33.1%±3.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
12.7%±2.7 MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #190 of 282 in MA | #14 of 282 in MA | #121 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Bridgewater-Raynham | Hingham | Bridgewater-Raynham |
| High school in town | None in town | Hingham High | Bridgewater-Raynham Regional |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.9Lowest |
18.1Highest |
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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.