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Weston vs Hull vs Cohasset
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Weston has the most expensive homes ($1694k median).
Hull has the most affordable homes ($646k median).
Cohasset has grown the fastest since 2010 (+11.1%).
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 | Weston | Hull | Cohasset |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 11,579Highest |
10,138 |
8,427Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.2% MA: +7.4% |
-2.1%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+11.1%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.9±2.1 12% above MA |
56.1±1.8Highest 40% above MA |
43.9±4.4Lowest 10% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 26%±3.8 MA: 19.4% |
11.4%±2.2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
27.2%±4.1Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Cohasset and Weston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20%±2.8 MA: 17.9% |
26.1%±3.1Highest MA: 17.9% |
17.8%±2.8Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 84.3%Highest MA: 47.3% |
50.4%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
76.7% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 9.8%±1.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.2%±2.2 MA: 7.9% |
3.8%±1.7Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $250,001Highest 140% above MA |
$115,485±$14kLowest 11% above MA |
$199,306±$53k 92% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $1,694,400±$263kHighest 201% above MA |
$646,000±$38kLowest 15% above MA |
$1,318,900±$165k 135% above MA |
| Weston and Cohasset are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,085±$809 18% above MA |
$2,081±$187Lowest 18% above MA |
$2,755±$399Highest 56% above MA |
| Cohasset and Weston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
$6,089Lowest about the MA average |
$10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 69%±23Highest MA: 51.8% |
52.8%±14 MA: 51.8% |
52.6%±15.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Weston and Hull 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% |
5.8%Highest MA: 10% |
3% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.5%Highest MA: 62.5% |
79.6%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
83% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964 same as MA |
1946Lowest 18 yrs older than MA |
1968Highest 4 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 8% below MA |
33 min 14% above MA |
37 minHighest 28% above MA |
| Work from home | 29.1%±5.2Highest MA: 18.6% |
19.7%±4.3Lowest MA: 18.6% |
25.7%±5.3 MA: 18.6% |
| Weston 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 | #9 of 282 in MA | #66 of 282 in MA | #41 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Weston | — | Cohasset |
| High school in town | Weston High | — | Cohasset High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.9Highest |
— | 9.0Lowest |
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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.