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Rockland

South Shore · pop. 17,803

Old shoe-manufacturing town with the Greenbush Line rail stop, the Hingham line at its back, and prices that still beat the rest of the South Shore.

Commuter ValueFamily Suburb
Livability Index
69
/ 100
Ranks #43 of 194 MA towns

The numbers

Median home
$473k
4.2× household income
Household income
$112k
ACS median
Commute to Boston
39 min
peak driving
Population
17,803
5-yr trend 65/100

How Rockland scores

Schools
83
Safety
77
Walkability
38
Transit
32
Biking
28
Dining
83
Nightlife
83
Arts & Culture
83
Green Space
60
Diversity
83
Climate
73

Who lives in Rockland

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

Median age
41.6
Foreign-born
8.1%
Bachelor's or higher
33.2%
Population
18k
White86.3%
Hispanic / Latino3.3%
Asian0.9%
Black2.9%
Other / multi6.6%

Schools in Rockland

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

Overall vs MA
Below average
39/100
ELA · 3-8
p35
36.9%
Math · 3-8
p41
39.3%
ELA · 10
p47
56.3%
Math · 10
p54
51.6%
Grad rate
87.5%
Bottom 25%
Spend / pupil
$22.4k
Above average
Teachers / 100
8.2
Below average
Enrollment
2,140

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

The honest read

Best for
Greenbush-commuters who want the South Shore at a workable price.
The tradeoff
Schools and downtown are mid-tier compared with Hingham or Cohasset.

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