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In Scituate, unemployment is 3.2% (2024).

Scituate's population was 5,620 at the end of 2020. Scituate's unemployment stood at 3.22% at the end of 2024. Scituate had a foreign population of 339 at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0727 sources

Population5,620people31 Dec 2020Official source · U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020
Median gross salary6,173EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables
Median rent816.7EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records
Unemployment rate3.22%country median 4.6% — 29% belowOfficial source · Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)
Recorded crime157.1offences per 100,000country median 1,586 — 90% belowOfficial source · FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting
PM2.5, annual mean5.14µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData

Lower unemployment than 76% of American cities that publish it, less recorded crime than any other American city that publishes it and cleaner air than 90% of American cities that publish it.

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Scituate?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

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Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Scituate recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60
Mobile plan, 10 GB€22
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited60.38 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Verizon 300 Mbps home internet19Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB21.57 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Visible unlimited mobile plan20Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)1,328 EUR/month31 Dec 2020ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)5Official
Median monthly rent816.7 EUR/month31 Dec 2020ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records4Official
Recorded property crimes15 offenses/year31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)9Official

Is Scituate 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.

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Remote worker48%strong on work, weak on legal route · range 39–57%
Skilled employee71%strong on work, weak on education · range 62–80%
Student47%strong on cost, weak on education · range 37–57%
Family69%strong on family, weak on education · range 60–78%
Retirement43%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 32–54%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

6% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 339 of 5,620 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Work and income

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in Scituate is 3.2%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median gross salary6,173 EUR/month31 Dec 20202024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables1Official
Unemployment rate3.22 %country median 4.6%31 Dec 2024Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)7Official

What does a salary buy in Scituate?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Scituate median gross pay: €6,173 (2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables, 2020-12-31).
Left over each month€3,154of €4,564 take-home
  • Rent
  • Internet
  • Mobile
  • Left 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.€4,564
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− €1,328
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€3,154
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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Scituate. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

American Job Centers — Public employment service

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Scituate. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Physicians per 100,000 residents192 per 100,00031 Dec 2023Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release6Official · county

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Scituate 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.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesScituate highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Scituate highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Philadelphia5,457
Houston5,442
San Antonio5,218
Chicago4,012
Dallas4,010
Austin3,709
Fort Worth3,158
Phoenix3,125
New York City3,039
Los Angeles2,212
San Diego2,082
Scituate157
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents157.1 offences per 100,000country median 1,58631 Dec 2024FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting10Official
Recorded violent crimes10 offenses/year31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)9Official

Mobility and administration

Scituate's nearest airport was BOS, 30 km away and offered 103 direct destinations.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport103 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights12Official
Distance to the nearest major airport30 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports13Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)BOS3 Aug 2026OurAirports13Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Scituate. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies
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USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

EnglishIn Person, OnlineCost varies
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Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 levels for Scituate stood at 5.1 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Scituate's monthly mean temperatures were −1.2°C in January and 22.9°C in July.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United StatesAnnual PM2.5 in Scituate is 5.1 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean5.14 µg/m³31 Dec 2024U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData18Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan 3.28 · Feb 4.67 · Mar 8.33 · Apr 14.67 · May 20.28 · Jun 25.11 · Jul 28.33 · Aug 27.5 · Sep 23.22 · Oct 17.17 · Nov 11.33 · Dec 6.06 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information11Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -5.72 · Feb -5.06 · Mar -1.56 · Apr 3.5 · May 8.83 · Jun 14.06 · Jul 17.44 · Aug 16.78 · Sep 12.94 · Oct 6.78 · Nov 1.89 · Dec -2.56 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information11Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan -1.22 · Feb -0.222 · Mar 3.39 · Apr 9.11 · May 14.56 · Jun 19.61 · Jul 22.89 · Aug 22.11 · Sep 18.06 · Oct 12 · Nov 6.61 · Dec 1.78 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information11Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 114 · Feb 100.8 · Mar 136.9 · Apr 117.9 · May 96.01 · Jun 102.6 · Jul 90.42 · Aug 97.28 · Sep 99.06 · Oct 132.6 · Nov 112.5 · Dec 128.8 mm31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information11Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, highest monitored reading20.6 µg/m³31 Dec 2024US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)18Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, annual mean5.09 µg/m³31 Dec 2024US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)18Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In United States: Quincy ±0.0 °C. Elsewhere: Markham (Canada) ±1.6 °C, Mississauga (Canada) ±1.6 °C, Richmond Hill (Canada) ±1.6 °C, Vaughan (Canada) ±1.6 °C, Chatham-Kent (Canada) ±1.8 °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

Scituate covered an area of 10.5 km² at the end of 2025. The city recorded a population density of 550.7 people per km² at the end of 2024.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area10.52 km²31 Dec 2025U.S. Census Bureau (TIGERweb ArcGIS REST service)14Official
Foreign-resident share5.85 %31 Dec 2024Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)7Official
Foreign residents339 people31 Dec 2024Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)7Official
Population density550.7 people/km²31 Dec 2024Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)7Official
Population5,620 people31 Dec 2020U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 202017Official
Population covered by crime statistics19,677 people31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)9Official

Alternatives for people set on Scituate

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

North Bethesda as a Scituate alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 643 km, better on 1 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

  • Foreign residents: 34.1% North Bethesda vs 5.8% Scituate+483%
  • Residents: 50,094 North Bethesda vs 5,620 Scituate+791%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,458 (2025) North Bethesda vs 157 (2024) Scituateno percentage
  • Unemployment: 3.6% North Bethesda vs 3.2% Scituate+13%
  • Annual PM2.5: 5.9 µg/m³ North Bethesda vs 5.1 µg/m³ Scituate+14%
  • Median gross pay, city: €6,119 North Bethesda vs €6,173 Scituatesame level
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Cities near Scituate

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

North Scituate 3.7 km away
Rent
1,474 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
4,734 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Norwell 5.9 km away
Rent
2,046 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
6,582 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Cohasset 8.2 km away
Rent
2,545 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
8,081 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Hanover 10.6 km away
Rent
1,705 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
6,308 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Hingham 14.1 km away
Rent
1,111 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
8,079 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Duxbury 17.2 km away
Salary
8,495 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Weymouth 17.4 km away
Rent
1,793 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
4,800 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Weymouth Town 17.5 km away
Salary
4,800 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Alternative cities in United States

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Henryetta5,620 residentsEast Alton5,621 residentsDoffing5,618 residentsMount Carmel borough5,626 residentsWilmington5,614 residentsRothschild5,627 residents

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Common questions

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What is the unemployment rate in Scituate?

The unemployment rate is 3.22 %. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is the air quality good in Scituate?

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 Scituate?

Police recorded 157.1 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 Scituate?

The published population is 5,620 people. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020.

How many foreign residents live in Scituate?

339 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is Scituate a good place to live?

Scituate 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 Scituate?

North Scituate, Norwell, Cohasset, Hanover, Hingham are near Scituate. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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  3. ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25031 (Median Gross Rent by Bedrooms) www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-19
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