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About Hingham
Town in Massachusetts, United StatesHingham ( HING-əm) is a town in northern Plymouth County in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. Part of the Greater Boston region, it is located on the South Shore of Massachusetts. At the 2020 census, the population was 24,284. It contains the census-designated place of the same name. Hingham is known for its colonial history and location on Boston Harbor. The town was named after Hingham, Norfolk, England, and was first settled by English colonists in 1633.
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Housing in Hingham
The typical Hingham home is worth about $1,352,000, up 8.5% in a year, 104% above the Massachusetts typical home.
A seller's market
Safety in Hingham
Safety Grade B
Hingham reports less crime per resident than 62% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade. Massachusetts has less reported crime than most states, so among its own towns Hingham sits closer to the middle.
Health in Hingham
Compared with Massachusetts
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 9 are too close to call.
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Schools in Hingham
All Hingham schools →School Grade A+
The public schools Hingham’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 96% of Massachusetts’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
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Where Hingham is
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