Bay State Atlas
Massachusetts Living Index

Hopkinton

MetroWest · pop. 18,758

Starting line of the Boston Marathon, and one of the state's fastest-growing top-tier towns.

Family SuburbOutdoors & Trails
Livability Index
67
/ 100
Ranks #57 of 194 MA towns

The numbers

Median home
$985k
4.4× household income
Household income
$223k
ACS median
Commute to Boston
49 min
peak driving
Population
18,758
5-yr trend 82/100

How Hopkinton scores

Schools
96
Safety
95
Walkability
22
Transit
18
Biking
32
Dining
45
Nightlife
22
Arts & Culture
38
Green Space
86
Diversity
66
Climate
76

Who lives in Hopkinton

U.S. Census ACS 2018–2022 estimates. Rounded.

Median age
41.9
Foreign-born
16.5%
Bachelor's or higher
75.1%
Population
19k
White75.5%
Hispanic / Latino2.7%
Asian16.4%
Black0.8%
Other / multi4.6%

Schools in Hopkinton

Hopkinton School District. Massachusetts DESE FY2024 (FY2025 graduation rates).

Overall vs MA
Top 10% in MA
93/100
ELA · 3-8
p98
73.1%
Math · 3-8
p100
79.8%
ELA · 10
p98
90.3%
Math · 10
p97
86.3%
Grad rate
96.9%
Above average
Spend / pupil
$18.3k
Bottom 25%
Teachers / 100
7
Bottom 25%
Enrollment
4,187

Source: Massachusetts DESE Education-to-Career Research and Data Hub. Percentile ranks against 194 MA towns in our index.

The honest read

Best for
Families willing to trade commute for newer homes and acreage.
The tradeoff
45-minute commute when traffic is light, longer when it isn't.

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