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Scituate vs East Hampton vs Holliston
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Scituate has the most expensive homes ($848k median).
East Hampton has the most affordable homes ($349k median).
Holliston has the highest household income ($160k).
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 | East Hampton | Holliston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 19,365Highest |
12,925Lowest |
15,094 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | +10.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 47.1±3.1Highest 21% above U.S. |
43.6±3.7Lowest 12% above U.S. |
45.2±1.9 16% above U.S. |
| Scituate and Holliston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.2%±2.3 U.S.: 22% |
21.4%±3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
22.5%±2.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Holliston and Scituate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.2%±2.5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.8%±2.8 U.S.: 17.2% |
19.4%±2.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Scituate and East Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 66.8%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
39%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
65.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.2%±1.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.8%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| East Hampton and Scituate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $136,732±$16k 69% above U.S. |
$124,577±$11kLowest 54% above U.S. |
$159,817±$9kHighest 98% above U.S. |
| Holliston and Scituate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $847,600±$25kHighest 155% above U.S. |
$349,000±$14kLowest 5% above U.S. |
$650,300±$20k 95% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,609±$311 14% above U.S. |
$1,393±$150Lowest about the U.S. average |
$1,821±$225Highest 29% above U.S. |
| Holliston and Scituate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,807 182% above U.S. |
$6,681Lowest 114% above U.S. |
$9,397Highest 201% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.7%±10.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
48.7%±16.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
53.5%±20.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Holliston and Scituate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.9%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.1% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.8%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
85.5%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
87.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960Lowest 20 yrs older than U.S. |
1977Highest 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1966 14 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 38 minHighest 44% above U.S. |
30 minLowest 12% above U.S. |
34 min 30% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 28%±4 U.S.: 15.1% |
12.7%±2.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
31.1%±3.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Holliston 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 | #75 of 149 in CT | #38 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Scituate | East Hampton School District | Holliston |
| High school in town | Scituate High School | East Hampton High School | Holliston High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.3Lowest |
11.3Lowest |
12.4Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.