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Scituate vs Eastham 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 highest household income ($137k).
Eastham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+16.1%).
Scituate has the most renters (17% 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 | Scituate | Eastham | Scituate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 19,365Highest |
5,811 |
5,796Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.1%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+16.1%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+7.1% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 47.1±3.1Lowest 18% above MA |
60.4±2.5Highest 51% above MA |
51.7±3.8 29% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 22.2%±2.3Highest MA: 19.4% |
12.5%±3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
22.1%±4.8 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+ | 22.2%±2.5Lowest MA: 17.9% |
40.9%±6Highest MA: 17.9% |
27.3%±5 MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 66.8%Highest MA: 47.3% |
54.4%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
64.7% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±1.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.1%±2.1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
3.1%±1.5 MA: 7.9% |
| Scituate 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±$16kHighest 32% above MA |
$72,992±$8kLowest 30% below MA |
$124,549±$27k 20% above MA |
| Scituate 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 51% above MA |
$732,200±$63kLowest 30% above MA |
$821,600±$82k 46% above MA |
| Scituate and Scituate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,609±$311 9% below MA |
$1,747±$101Highest about the MA average |
$884±$721Lowest 50% below MA |
| Eastham and Scituate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,807Highest 47% above MA |
$4,973Lowest 17% below MA |
$8,345 39% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.7%±10.3 MA: 51.8% |
83.8%±77.7Highest MA: 51.8% |
46.4%±8Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Eastham 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 MA: 10% |
10.7%Highest MA: 10% |
3.4% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.8% MA: 62.5% |
87.9%Highest MA: 62.5% |
83%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960Lowest 4 yrs older than MA |
1975Highest 11 yrs newer than MA |
1962 2 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 38 min 31% above MA |
19 minLowest 36% below MA |
42 minHighest 44% above MA |
| Work from home | 28%±4Highest MA: 18.6% |
20.4%±6.2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
26.6%±4.7 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 | #17 of 282 in MA | #43 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Scituate | Eastham · Nauset | — |
| High school in town | Scituate High School | Nauset Regional High | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.3Highest |
9.8Lowest |
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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.