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Wrentham vs Hingham vs Plainville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Wrentham has the most homeowners (82%).
Hingham has the most expensive homes ($1134k median).
Plainville has grown the fastest since 2010 (+20.3%).
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 | Wrentham | Hingham | Plainville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,297 |
24,283Highest |
9,943Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.2% MA: +7.4% |
+9.6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+20.3%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46.8±3.2 17% above MA |
48.4±2.4Highest 21% above MA |
43.2±3.6Lowest 8% above MA |
| Hingham and Wrentham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.8%±2.4 MA: 19.4% |
23.4%±2.1Highest MA: 19.4% |
18.3%±4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Hingham and Wrentham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.7%±2.5Lowest MA: 17.9% |
26%±2.6Highest MA: 17.9% |
22.2%±3.8 MA: 17.9% |
| Hingham and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 55.1% MA: 47.3% |
76.2%Highest MA: 47.3% |
44.4%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±1.4Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.9%±0.9Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.3%±2.1 MA: 7.9% |
| Wrentham and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $151,676±$17k 46% above MA |
$178,390±$15kHighest 72% above MA |
$104,106±$13kLowest about the MA average |
| Hingham and Wrentham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $654,900±$26k 17% above MA |
$1,134,200±$47kHighest 102% above MA |
$476,000±$35kLowest 15% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,184±$628Lowest 33% below MA |
$2,465±$603Highest 40% above MA |
$1,977±$197 12% above MA |
| Hingham and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,373 23% above MA |
$10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
$5,329Lowest 11% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.6%±15.4Lowest MA: 51.8% |
60.3%±12Highest MA: 51.8% |
53.8%±13.6 MA: 51.8% |
| Hingham and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.9% MA: 10% |
4.3%Lowest MA: 10% |
7.4%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82%Highest MA: 62.5% |
80.7% MA: 62.5% |
70.4%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 20 yrs newer than MA |
1976Lowest 12 yrs newer than MA |
1978 14 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 11% above MA |
36 minHighest 24% above MA |
29 minLowest about the MA average |
| Work from home | 21.9%±4 MA: 18.6% |
33.1%±3.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
17.9%±4.7Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #49 of 282 in MA | #14 of 282 in MA | #102 of 282 in MA |
| School district | King Philip · Wrentham | Hingham | Plainville |
| High school in town | King Philip Regional High | Hingham High | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.5Highest |
12.9Lowest |
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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.