Compare towns
Truro vs Hingham vs Provincetown
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Truro has the oldest population (median age 64.1).
Hingham has the most kids (23.4% under 18).
Provincetown has the shortest commute (12 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 | Truro | Hingham | Provincetown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,708Lowest |
24,283Highest |
3,452 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +22.5% MA: +7.4% |
+9.6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+25.6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 64.1±5.8Highest 60% above MA |
48.4±2.4Lowest 21% above MA |
56.1±2.8 40% above MA |
| Truro and Provincetown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 10.5%±2.8 MA: 19.4% |
23.4%±2.1Highest MA: 19.4% |
3.1%±1.3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 45.6%±10.1Highest MA: 17.9% |
26%±2.6 MA: 17.9% |
23.9%±5.8Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 57.9%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
76.2%Highest MA: 47.3% |
61.6% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±5.6 MA: 7.9% |
2.9%±0.9Lowest MA: 7.9% |
9.6%±6.8Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Provincetown and Truro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $118,984±$72kLowest 14% above MA |
$178,390±$15kHighest 72% above MA |
$158,125±$55k 52% above MA |
| Hingham and Provincetown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $888,200±$117kLowest 58% above MA |
$1,134,200±$47kHighest 102% above MA |
$959,000±$232k 71% above MA |
| Hingham and Provincetown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $2,465±$603Highest 40% above MA |
$1,284±$502Lowest 27% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,997Lowest 33% below MA |
$10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
$5,140 14% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 100%±100Highest MA: 51.8% |
60.3%±12 MA: 51.8% |
60%±16.3Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Truro and Hingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.4% MA: 10% |
4.3%Lowest MA: 10% |
5.4%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
80.7% MA: 62.5% |
75.7%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 16 yrs newer than MA |
1976 12 yrs newer than MA |
1958Lowest 6 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min about the MA average |
36 minHighest 24% above MA |
12 minLowest 59% below MA |
| Work from home | 35.2%±22.9Highest MA: 18.6% |
33.1%±3.3 MA: 18.6% |
32.5%±9.7Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Truro and Hingham 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 | — | #14 of 282 in MA | #254 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Truro | Hingham | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Hingham High | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.9 |
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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.