North Scituate vs The Pinehills

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

North Scituate and The Pinehills 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 4,988 in The Pinehills). North Scituate has the higher median household income ($136,852 vs $121,792 in The Pinehills). North Scituate has the higher median home value ($771,000 vs $669,100 in The Pinehills).

Population, income & housing

	North Scituate	The Pinehills
Population	6,163	4,988
Median age	44.4 yrs	69.8 yrs
Median household income	$136,852	$121,792
Median home value	$771,000	$669,100
Median gross rent	$1,613	$2,689
Housing units	2,206	2,817
Homeownership rate	89.0%	87.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	76.1%	63.8%
Unemployment rate	5.6%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Scituate	The Pinehills
Population	5,044 → 6,163 (+22.2%)	1,419 → 4,988 (+251.5%)
Median household income	$108,676 → $136,852 (+25.9%)	$101,518 → $121,792 (+20.0%)
Median home value	$589,900 → $771,000 (+30.7%)	$621,600 → $669,100 (+7.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,115 → $1,613 (+44.7%)	$2,176 → $2,689 (+23.6%)

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

The Pinehills

Population

1,4194,988

Median household income

$101,518$121,792

Median home value

$621,600$669,100

Median gross rent

$2,176$2,689

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	North Scituate	The Pinehills
Under 5	4.7%	0.8%
5 to 17	19.3%	4.6%
18 to 24	8.7%	0.9%
25 to 34	10.2%	2.3%
35 to 44	7.7%	3.8%
45 to 54	16.9%	6.8%
55 to 64	16.6%	13.7%
65 to 74	8.3%	35.8%
75 and over	7.5%	31.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Scituate	The Pinehills
White (non-Hispanic)	93.3%	96.7%
Black or African American	0.3%	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	5.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.7%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.2%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Scituate	The Pinehills
No high school diploma	0.7%	0.5%
High school graduate	7.6%	9.3%
Some college or associate's	15.7%	26.5%
Bachelor's degree	50.3%	36.0%
Graduate or professional degree	25.7%	27.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Scituate	The Pinehills
Drove alone	64.9%	62.3%
Carpooled	0.0%	2.9%
Public transit	6.0%	2.9%
Walked	2.9%	3.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	26.1%	28.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Scituate	The Pinehills
1-unit, detached	88.6%	46.9%
1-unit, attached	2.9%	31.5%
2 to 4 units	2.8%	6.5%
5 to 19 units	3.1%	0.6%
20 or more units	2.7%	14.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	North Scituate	The Pinehills
Poverty rate	2.2%	3.8%
Average household size	2.84	1.87
Mean commute (minutes)	35	33
Median year structure built	1961	2009