Compare towns
Scituate vs Millis vs Upton vs Cohasset
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 people working from home (28%).
Millis has the shortest commute (31 min average).
Upton has the most affordable homes ($577k median).
Cohasset has the most expensive homes ($1319k median).
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 | Millis | Upton | Cohasset |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 19,365Highest |
8,888 |
8,189Lowest |
8,427 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.1%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+7.2% MA: +7.4% |
+6.1% MA: +7.4% |
+11.1%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 47.1±3.1Highest 18% above MA |
46.4±3 16% above MA |
46.4±4.8 16% above MA |
43.9±4.4Lowest 10% above MA |
| Scituate and Millis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 22.2%±2.3 MA: 19.4% |
18.4%±2.8Lowest MA: 19.4% |
23.2%±4.5 MA: 19.4% |
27.2%±4.1Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Cohasset and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 22.2%±2.5 MA: 17.9% |
23.5%±3.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
20.7%±4.9 MA: 17.9% |
17.8%±2.8Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Millis and Scituate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 66.8% MA: 47.3% |
54.5% MA: 47.3% |
53.5%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
76.7%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±1.6 MA: 7.9% |
4.9%±1.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
3.8%±1.7 MA: 7.9% |
| Millis 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±$16kLowest 32% above MA |
$155,996±$9k 50% above MA |
$155,508±$33k 50% above MA |
$199,306±$53kHighest 92% above MA |
| Cohasset and Millis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $847,600±$25k 51% above MA |
$603,500±$31k 7% above MA |
$576,700±$41kLowest about the MA average |
$1,318,900±$165kHighest 135% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,609±$311 9% below MA |
$1,696±$279 4% below MA |
$948±$599Lowest 46% below MA |
$2,755±$399Highest 56% above MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,807 47% above MA |
$9,344 56% above MA |
$8,376Lowest 40% above MA |
$10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.7%±10.3 MA: 51.8% |
56.5%±16.6Highest MA: 51.8% |
52.8%±31 MA: 51.8% |
52.6%±15.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Millis and Upton 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% |
4.8%Highest MA: 10% |
3.2% MA: 10% |
3% MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.8%Highest MA: 62.5% |
83.2% MA: 62.5% |
86.7% MA: 62.5% |
83%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960Lowest 4 yrs older than MA |
1974 10 yrs newer than MA |
1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
1968 4 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 38 minHighest 31% above MA |
31 minLowest 5% above MA |
35 min 22% above MA |
37 min 28% above MA |
| Work from home | 28%±4Highest MA: 18.6% |
17.5%±4.2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
22.8%±5.3 MA: 18.6% |
25.7%±5.3 MA: 18.6% |
| Scituate and Cohasset 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 | #63 of 282 in MA | #46 of 282 in MA | #41 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Scituate | Millis | Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical · Mendon-Upton | Cohasset |
| High school in town | Scituate High School | Millis High School | Blackstone Valley | Cohasset High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.3Highest |
10.7 |
11.2 |
9.0Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.