Community Guide
Hingham is the South Shore town where the commute can be a 30-to-40-minute harbor ferry to Rowes Wharf, the downtown meetinghouse dates to 1681, and Zillow puts the typical home value near $1.35 million.
Quick Answer
Hingham is a coastal town about 15 miles southeast of Boston. MBTA ferries run from Hewitts Cove to Rowes Wharf, and the Greenbush Line stops at West Hingham and Nantasket Junction. Wompatuck State Park is in town. Hingham's FY2026 tax rate is $10.47 per $1,000 and its typical home value is about $1,344,000 (Zillow, September 2026).
Reviewed by Jessica Shauffer, Massachusetts real estate license #9554769 · Updated
| County | Plymouth County |
|---|---|
| ZIP code | 02043 |
| FY2026 residential tax rate | $10.47 per $1,000 of assessed value |
| Typical home value | $1,344,000 (Zillow, September 2026) |
| Ferry | MBTA ferry from Hingham (Hewitts Cove) to Rowes Wharf; about 30 to 40 minutes |
| Commuter rail | West Hingham and Nantasket Junction, Greenbush Line; about 40 to 45 minutes to South Station |
| Public schools | Hingham Public Schools, PK-12, 6 schools; Hingham High School |
| Distance to Boston | About 15 miles southeast |
Overview
Hingham carries a genuine coastal premium, and the numbers back it up. Zillow puts the typical Hingham home value near $1,352,000 as of August 2026 — about twice the Massachusetts figure of $662,000 — while Redfin's data for the town's zip code shows a median sale price around $1,502,000 for July through September 2026. Homes here typically go pending in about 33 days and sell for roughly 2% below list, but well-priced properties move much faster: hot homes go under agreement in around 18 days at about 1% above asking. One number that softens the sticker shock: Hingham's FY2026 residential tax rate is $10.47 per $1,000, lower than most surrounding South Shore and Plymouth County towns, so the annual carrying cost is friendlier than the sale prices suggest.
What a buyer gets in Hingham that they do not get in Cohasset, Norwell, or Scituate is choice in how they reach Boston. The MBTA commuter ferry leaves from the Hingham Shipyard at Hewitts Cove and reaches Rowes Wharf in about 30 to 40 minutes — a commute that ends with a walk off a boat onto the downtown waterfront — with a second route serving Long Wharf and Logan Airport. If the weather or the schedule does not cooperate, the Greenbush commuter rail line stops at both West Hingham and Nantasket Junction, running to South Station in roughly 40 to 45 minutes. Most neighboring towns offer the train or nothing; Hingham is the only one on this stretch of coast with both, and that redundancy is a real part of what the premium buys.
The town itself has anchors most suburbs cannot manufacture. Old Ship Church on Main Street, built in 1681, is the oldest church building in continuous ecclesiastical use in the United States and the only surviving 17th-century Puritan meetinghouse in the country — it sits in the middle of a downtown of colonial-era storefronts, independent boutiques, and restaurants like Tosca and The Snug. At the other end of the spectrum, Derby Street Shops brings more than 60 stores and restaurants, anchored by Whole Foods and Apple, without leaving town. And at World's End, the Trustees of Reservations maintain 251 acres of drumlins and Olmsted-designed carriage paths jutting into Hingham Bay, with Boston skyline views at the tip. Harbor, history, and retail rarely coexist in one zip code; here they are all within a ten-minute drive.
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The things buyers ask about most in Hingham, in brief.
Zillow puts the typical Hingham home value near $1,352,000 as of August 2026, and Redfin's data for the town's zip code shows a median sale price around $1,502,000 for July through September 2026. Homes go pending in about 33 days, while hot listings move in roughly 18 days at about 1% above asking. The FY2026 residential tax rate is $10.47 per $1,000.
Hingham Public Schools serves prekindergarten through grade 12. The state counts 3,593 students in the district for 2025-26, with a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.6 to 1. Test results and graduation rates for each school are on the state's School and District Profiles site.
World's End, a 251-acre Trustees of Reservations peninsula on Hingham Bay, offers 4.5 miles of carriage paths laid out by Frederick Law Olmsted in 1890, with Boston skyline views from its outer drumlins. Closer in, Hingham Harbor anchors the town's waterfront, with the Shipyard's restaurants and marina a short walk from the ferry dock.
Hingham is the rare South Shore town with two ways into Boston: the MBTA ferry from Hingham Shipyard reaches Rowes Wharf in about 30 to 40 minutes, with a second route serving Long Wharf and Logan Airport, and the Greenbush commuter rail line stops at West Hingham and Nantasket Junction, about 40 to 45 minutes to South Station.
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Common Questions
It depends on what you need. Hingham has two MBTA options to Boston, a ferry and the Greenbush commuter rail line, plus Routes 3, 3A and 228. Hingham Public Schools runs six schools for prekindergarten through grade 12. The town reports 21 miles of shoreline and has Wompatuck State Park and Bare Cove Park. About 67 percent of housing units are detached houses and about 18 percent are in buildings with 20 or more units.
MARKET DATA
Source: Zillow Home Value Index (typical home value), data through September 2026.
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