| Demographics
Here is a quick comparison chart
of some key economic indicators for communities on the South
Shore. For more detailed information, check Community
Links.
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Popul
ation |
Per
capital income |
Residential
Tax Rate |
Commercial
Tax Rate |
#
of
Establ
ish
ments |
Average
Wage |
Residents
in Labor Force |
Total
Employ
ment |
Unem
ploy
ment Rate |
School
Enrollm
ent |
Expen
diture per Pupil |
| Community |
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| Abington |
14941 |
16379 |
$
19.10 |
$
19.10 |
300 |
26667 |
8424 |
8169 |
3 |
2244 |
5181 |
| Avon |
4603 |
16176 |
$
12.79 |
$
23.85 |
272 |
38981 |
2582 |
2497 |
3.3 |
802 |
5821 |
| Braintree |
34825 |
18624 |
$
12.55 |
$
24.16 |
1518 |
34524 |
18596 |
18158 |
2.4 |
4866 |
5909 |
| Brockton |
93653 |
13455 |
$
16.62 |
$
29.49 |
1934 |
31867 |
46386 |
44442 |
4.2 |
16344 |
6226 |
| Canton |
20887 |
22035 |
$
14.21 |
$
25.54 |
916 |
44693 |
11687 |
11434 |
2.2 |
2783 |
6007 |
| Carver |
11881 |
14122 |
$
18.62 |
$
27.28 |
193 |
24720 |
5551 |
5342 |
3.8 |
2139 |
5055 |
| Cohasset |
7114 |
31166 |
$
14.59 |
$
14.59 |
264 |
31226 |
3930 |
3873 |
1.5 |
1257 |
6608 |
| Duxbury |
15534 |
24770 |
$
13.17 |
$
13.17 |
370 |
34252 |
7941 |
7766 |
2.2 |
2929 |
6048 |
| Easton |
21547 |
19016 |
$
14.57 |
$
14.57 |
688 |
31535 |
12418 |
12052 |
2.9 |
3565 |
5000 |
| Hanover |
13472 |
17789 |
$
18.17 |
$
18.17 |
657 |
29144 |
7472 |
7287 |
2.5 |
2470 |
5573 |
| Hanson |
9885 |
15701 |
$
16.43 |
$
16.43 |
185 |
25537 |
5522 |
5338 |
3.3 |
4289** |
5466 |
| Hingham |
20528 |
25726 |
$
13.75 |
$
13.75 |
843 |
40297 |
10885 |
10679 |
1.9 |
3320 |
6454 |
| Holbrook |
11135 |
15469 |
$
16.55 |
$
25.92 |
266 |
32255 |
6108 |
5935 |
2.8 |
1398 |
5625 |
| Hull |
10561 |
16907 |
$
14.48 |
$
14.48 |
174 |
24235 |
5801 |
5575 |
3.9 |
1442 |
5549 |
| Kingston |
11226 |
16647 |
$
13.77 |
$
13.77 |
405 |
23364 |
6016 |
5853 |
2.7 |
1128 |
4780 |
| Marshfield |
23823 |
19373 |
$
15.63 |
$
15.63 |
535 |
30294 |
13283 |
12896 |
2.9 |
4490 |
5842 |
| Milton |
25611 |
22444 |
$
15.45 |
$
22.04 |
475 |
28392 |
13315 |
13058 |
1.9 |
3865 |
5628 |
| Norwell |
10092 |
24028 |
$
15.45 |
$
15.45 |
524 |
42393 |
5511 |
5406 |
1.9 |
1913 |
6588 |
| Norwood |
28734 |
18193 |
$
12.65 |
$
19.90 |
1252 |
44659 |
16436 |
16024 |
2.5 |
3530 |
6589 |
| Pembroke |
16828 |
16531 |
$
14.43 |
$
14.43 |
473 |
28101 |
9308 |
9023 |
3.1 |
1827* |
4870 |
| Plymouth |
50689 |
15882 |
$
16.30 |
$
16.30 |
1200 |
32383 |
25393 |
24532 |
3.4 |
8671 |
6435 |
| Quincy |
85777 |
17436 |
$
15.94 |
$
33.56 |
2090 |
39876 |
49534 |
48102 |
2.9 |
8475 |
6385 |
| Randolph |
30502 |
17163 |
$
17.46 |
$
24.43 |
631 |
36845 |
17127 |
16586 |
3.2 |
3991 |
5481 |
| Rockland |
17935 |
15060 |
$
16.73 |
$
16.73 |
480 |
36883 |
9517 |
9191 |
3.4 |
2833 |
5493 |
| Scituate |
17681 |
22156 |
$
14.70 |
$
14.70 |
396 |
27583 |
9579 |
9366 |
2.2 |
3004 |
5393 |
| Sharon |
16936 |
24141 |
$
17.44 |
$
17.44 |
400 |
36669 |
9555 |
9351 |
2.1 |
3293 |
5629 |
| Stoughton |
27711 |
17313 |
$
16.05 |
$
25.19 |
909 |
37545 |
15694 |
15195 |
3.2 |
4079 |
5699 |
| Weymouth |
54686 |
18392 |
$
15.07 |
$
21.96 |
1275 |
31537 |
31742 |
30867 |
2.8 |
6683 |
5781 |
| Whitman |
14488 |
14206 |
$
20.60 |
$
20.60 |
250 |
28338 |
7742 |
7510 |
3 |
4289** |
5466 |
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Whitman-
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