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Hingham is a big small town of 5,130 people in Plymouth County, Massachusetts. It's about 10 miles from Boston, MA. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 51 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $1.3M and rent runs about $1k a month.
5,130people
$1.3MTypical home
$1,202/moRent
83° / 38°Summer / winter
51"Snow
229Sunny days
137Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,130
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,656 people per sq mi
- 10 mi to Boston, MA
- 10 mi to Boston, MA
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $1.3M (≈$7,918/mo)
- Median rent $1,202/mo
- Median household income $206k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 229 sunny days a year (67 totally clear)
- 136 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 137 days a year with rain or snow
- 51" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (188 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (714 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 35% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 76% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 42 min
- 16% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to BOS airport
- 11 mi to BOS (major hub)
- 12 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 95 ft
- Right on the coast
- 89 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 94 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,157 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 193 bars within 25 mi
- 1,316 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 29 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 198 museums within 25 mi
- 53 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 36% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Plymouth County: D+9 in 2024
- Massachusetts: D+25 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk