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Scituate vs Edgartown vs Scituate
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Scituate has the most renters (17% rent).
Edgartown has grown the fastest since 2010 (+27.1%).
Scituate has the highest household income ($137k).
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 | Scituate | Edgartown | Scituate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,796 |
5,278Lowest |
19,365Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.1% MA: +7.4% |
+27.1%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+5.1%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 51.7±3.8 29% above MA |
51.9±8.6Highest 30% above MA |
47.1±3.1Lowest 18% above MA |
| Edgartown and Scituate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.1%±4.8 MA: 19.4% |
10%±3.6Lowest MA: 19.4% |
22.2%±2.3Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Scituate and Scituate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.3%±5 MA: 17.9% |
29.7%±8.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
22.2%±2.5Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Edgartown and Scituate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 64.7% MA: 47.3% |
56.3%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
66.8%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±1.5Lowest MA: 7.9% |
3.8%±3.2 MA: 7.9% |
4.1%±1.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Scituate and Edgartown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $124,549±$27kLowest 20% above MA |
$125,236±$33k 20% above MA |
$136,732±$16kHighest 32% above MA |
| Scituate and Edgartown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $821,600±$82kLowest 46% above MA |
$1,199,300±$262kHighest 113% above MA |
$847,600±$25k 51% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $884±$721Lowest 50% below MA |
$1,796±$470Highest about the MA average |
$1,609±$311 9% below MA |
| Edgartown and Scituate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,345 39% above MA |
$5,641Lowest 6% below MA |
$8,807Highest 47% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.4%±8 MA: 51.8% |
30%±35.6Lowest MA: 51.8% |
52.7%±10.3Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Scituate and Scituate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.4% MA: 10% |
4.7%Highest MA: 10% |
2.9%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
87% MA: 62.5% |
87.8%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1962 2 yrs older than MA |
1984Highest 20 yrs newer than MA |
1960Lowest 4 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 42 minHighest 44% above MA |
12 minLowest 60% below MA |
38 min 31% above MA |
| Work from home | 26.6%±4.7 MA: 18.6% |
25.6%±15.2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
28%±4Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Scituate 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 | #43 of 282 in MA | #242 of 282 in MA | #43 of 282 in MA |
| School district | — | Edgartown | Scituate |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Scituate High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 11.3 |
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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.