North Scituate vs Scituate

A side-by-side comparison of North Scituate and Scituate: population, income, housing, and more.

North Scituate and Scituate are places in Massachusetts. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

North Scituate has the higher population (6,163 vs 5,602 in Scituate). North Scituate has the higher median household income ($136,852 vs $126,379 in Scituate). North Scituate has the higher median home value ($771,000 vs $699,200 in Scituate).

Population, income & housing

	North Scituate	Scituate
Population	6,163	5,602
Median age	44.4 yrs	53.2 yrs
Median household income	$136,852	$126,379
Median home value	$771,000	$699,200
Median gross rent	$1,613	$811
Housing units	2,206	2,600
Homeownership rate	89.0%	84.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	76.1%	63.3%
Unemployment rate	5.6%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Scituate	Scituate
Population	5,044 → 6,163 (+22.2%)	5,558 → 5,602 (+0.8%)
Median household income	$108,676 → $136,852 (+25.9%)	$140,419 → $126,379 (-10.0%)
Median home value	$589,900 → $771,000 (+30.7%)	$540,100 → $699,200 (+29.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,115 → $1,613 (+44.7%)	$1,093 → $811 (-25.8%)

North Scituate

Population

5,0446,163

Median household income

$108,676$136,852

Median home value

$589,900$771,000

Median gross rent

$1,115$1,613

Scituate

Population

5,5585,602

Median household income

$140,419$126,379

Median home value

$540,100$699,200

Median gross rent

$1,093$811

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	North Scituate	Scituate
Under 5	4.7%	3.7%
5 to 17	19.3%	16.5%
18 to 24	8.7%	7.0%
25 to 34	10.2%	4.7%
35 to 44	7.7%	11.2%
45 to 54	16.9%	9.9%
55 to 64	16.6%	17.9%
65 to 74	8.3%	16.6%
75 and over	7.5%	12.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Scituate	Scituate
White (non-Hispanic)	93.3%	90.4%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	5.2%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	4.7%
Two or more races	0.7%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.2%	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Scituate	Scituate
No high school diploma	0.7%	6.1%
High school graduate	7.6%	14.0%
Some college or associate's	15.7%	16.6%
Bachelor's degree	50.3%	33.2%
Graduate or professional degree	25.7%	30.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Scituate	Scituate
Drove alone	64.9%	58.9%
Carpooled	0.0%	5.4%
Public transit	6.0%	7.9%
Walked	2.9%	3.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.7%
Worked from home	26.1%	23.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Scituate	Scituate
1-unit, detached	88.6%	75.4%
1-unit, attached	2.9%	8.0%
2 to 4 units	2.8%	5.5%
5 to 19 units	3.1%	5.1%
20 or more units	2.7%	5.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.3%

Poverty & households

	North Scituate	Scituate
Poverty rate	2.2%	3.3%
Average household size	2.84	2.19
Mean commute (minutes)	35	41
Median year structure built	1961	1962