Town comparison · Massachusetts

Quincy vs Weymouth

Greater Boston · South Shore

Quincy leads 4–2 on headline livability metrics

Across the six headline livability metrics (schools, safety, walkability, biking, affordability, and commute), Quincy edges Weymouth 4 to 2. Median homes in Weymouth run roughly $128k cheaper than in Quincy, about 19% less. Quincy is about 12 minutes closer to Boston by car at peak.

The two towns at a glance

Quincy

Greater Boston · pop. 101,380

Red Line to Boston in 18 minutes, oceanfront for half the price of Southie, and the state's most underrated Asian food scene.

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Weymouth

South Shore · pop. 58,505

Three commuter rail stops, Wessagusset Beach, and the most affordable coastal living inside 30 minutes of Boston.

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Head-to-head: every metric

	Quincy	Weymouth
Headline
Livability index	69 ✦	62
Economics
Median home	$680k ✦	$552k
Household income	$96k	$103k ✦
Price ÷ income	7.1× ✦	5.4×
Tax burden	68	68
Schools & Safety
Schools	72	73 ✦
Safety	70 ✦	62
Getting around
Commute to Boston	18 min	30 min ✦
Walkability	70 ✦	44
Transit	58 ✦	33
Biking	52 ✦	38
Lifestyle
Dining	80 ✦	60
Nightlife	66 ✦	38
Arts & culture	60 ✦	48
Green space	52	72 ✦
Community
Diversity	86 ✦	80
Climate	74	74
5-yr trend	84 ✦	70

Clay = wins this metric. Direction matters: lower median home and shorter commute are better; everything else, higher is better.

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About this comparison

Bay State Atlas ranks 194 Massachusetts towns using public data (Census ACS, MA DESE schools, Walk Score, MA Department of Revenue tax data, and the FBI UCR safety index) normalized to 0–100. Every weight is editable. This page is a static, indexable snapshot. The live tool is faster and lets you customize what counts.