Living in Hingham
In Hingham, unemployment is 3.3% (2024).
The population of Hingham totalled 5,979 at the end of 2020. The unemployment rate was 3.34% at the end of 2024. Hingham had a foreign population of 260 at the end of 2024.
Lower unemployment than 74% of American cities that publish it, less recorded crime than 74% of American cities that publish it and cleaner air than 90% of American cities that publish it.
Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Hingham?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 60.38 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Verizon 300 Mbps home internet18Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 21.57 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Visible unlimited mobile plan19Official · national market |
| Average monthly rent (whole dwelling) | 1,295 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2020 | ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)5Official |
| Median monthly rent | 1,111 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2020 | ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records4Official |
| Recorded property crimes | 173 offenses/year | 31 Dec 2025 | FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)9Official |
Is Hingham a good place to live?
There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.
Worked out from these numbers
How international is the population?
4.3% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 260 of 5,979 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.
Work and income
Hingham 3.3%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median gross salary | 8,079 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2020 | 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables1Official |
| Unemployment rate | 3.34 %country median 4.6% | 31 Dec 2024 | Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)8Official |
What does a salary buy in Hingham?
Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.
RentInternetMobileLeft over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
| Each month | € |
|---|---|
| Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08. | €5,780 |
| Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31 | − €1,295 |
| Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30 | − €60 |
| Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30 | − €22 |
| Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities | — |
| Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish | €4,404 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Hingham. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
American Job Centers — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Hingham. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Healthcare
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physicians per 100,000 residents | 192 per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2023 | Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release7Official · county |
Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Hingham when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.
Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.
Open the official coverage guideSafety
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 930.1 offences per 100,000country median 1,586 | 31 Dec 2024 | FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting10Official |
| Recorded violent crimes | 44 offenses/year | 31 Dec 2025 | FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)9Official |
Mobility and administration
Hingham's nearest airport was BOS, 17 km away and offered 103 direct destinations.
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Hingham. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.
Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course
U.S. Department of Education
For adult learners, adult English-language learners.
USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
For immigrants, future citizens.
Climate and air quality
Annual PM2.5 in the air was 5.1 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Monthly mean temperature moved from −1.1°C in January to 23.4°C in July.
Night-time low to daytime high
mm
Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
Hingham 5.1
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 5.14 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData17Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average daytime high by month | Jan 2.7 · Feb 3.9 · Mar 7.5 · Apr 13.5 · May 19.2 · Jun 24.5 · Jul 27.8 · Aug 26.9 · Sep 22.8 · Oct 16.7 · Nov 10.9 · Dec 5.7 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI20Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan -5 · Feb -4.1 · Mar -0.5 · Apr 4.9 · May 10.1 · Jun 15.4 · Jul 18.9 · Aug 18.4 · Sep 14.5 · Oct 8.6 · Nov 3.3 · Dec -1.5 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI21Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average temperature by month | Jan -1.1 · Feb -0.1 · Mar 3.5 · Apr 9.2 · May 14.7 · Jun 20 · Jul 23.4 · Aug 22.6 · Sep 18.7 · Oct 12.7 · Nov 7.1 · Dec 2.1 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI22Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 86.1 · Feb 81.5 · Mar 105.9 · Apr 92.1 · May 82.5 · Jun 98.9 · Jul 83 · Aug 82.1 · Sep 90.3 · Oct 102.3 · Nov 92.9 · Dec 109.2 mm | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI23Official · nearest-station reading |
| PM2.5, highest monitored reading | 20.6 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)17Official · nearest-station reading |
| PM2.5, annual mean | 5.09 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)17Official · nearest-station reading |
| Annual precipitation | 1,107 mm | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)23Official · nearest-station reading |
| Maximum July temperature | 27.8 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)20Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average annual temperature | 11.1 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)22Official · nearest-station reading |
| Minimum January temperature | -5 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)21Official · nearest-station reading |
Similar climate. In United States: Cambridge ±0.8 °C. Elsewhere: Markham (Canada) ±1.4 °C, Mississauga (Canada) ±1.4 °C, Richmond Hill (Canada) ±1.4 °C, Vaughan (Canada) ±1.4 °C, Chatham-Kent (Canada) ±2.2 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month
Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.
Population and city profile
Hingham spanned 8 km² at the end of 2025. Hingham's population density measured 639.4 people per km² at the end of 2024.
By nationality
National passport95.7%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| City area | 8.02 km² | 31 Dec 2025 | U.S. Census Bureau (TIGERweb ArcGIS REST service)13Official |
| Foreign-resident share | 5.07 % | 31 Dec 2024 | Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)8Official |
| Foreign residents | 260 people | 31 Dec 2024 | Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)8Official |
| Population density | 639.4 people/km² | 31 Dec 2024 | Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)8Official |
| Population | 5,979 people | 31 Dec 2020 | U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 202016Official |
| Population covered by crime statistics | 24,385 people | 31 Dec 2025 | FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)9Official |
Alternatives for people set on Hingham
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Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
What is the unemployment rate in Hingham?
The unemployment rate is 3.34 %. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).
Is the air quality good in Hingham?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 5.14 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. Source: U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData.
How safe is Hingham?
Police recorded 930.1 offences per 100,000. This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting.
How many people live in Hingham?
The published population is 5,979 people. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020.
How many foreign residents live in Hingham?
260 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).
Is Hingham a good place to live?
Hingham may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.
Which cities are near Hingham?
Weymouth, Weymouth Town, Cohasset, Hull, Quincy are near Hingham. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Hingham, United States: population, rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version dc947ca369d3ac66f3a45d9430a20948]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/us/hingham/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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- ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25031 (Median Gross Rent by Bedrooms) www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-19
- ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-18
- ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-19
- ACS 2024 1-year table-based Summary File, table B20002 (Median Earnings in the Past 12 Months (in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars) by Sex for the Population 16 Years and Over with Earnings) www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-19
- Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release data.hrsa.gov · checked 2026-10-04
- Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS) api.censusreporter.org · checked 2026-08-03
- FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip) cde.ucr.cjis.gov · checked 2026-09-05
- FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting cde.ucr.cjis.gov · checked 2026-08-04
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- Visible unlimited mobile plan visible.com · checked 2026-09-15
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