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Whitman

South Shore · pop. 15,459

Whitman is working-class South Shore on the commuter rail: honest about what it is, under $550K, and a straight shot to South Station.

Commuter Value
Livability Index
47
/ 100
Ranks #188 of 194 MA towns

The numbers

Median home
$538k
4.9× household income
Household income
$109k
ACS median
Commute to Boston
45 min
peak driving
Population
15,459
5-yr trend 55/100

How Whitman scores

Schools
70
Safety
76
Walkability
42
Transit
30
Biking
28
Dining
36
Nightlife
18
Arts & Culture
20
Green Space
20
Diversity
30
Climate
68

Who lives in Whitman

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

Median age
40.3
Foreign-born
5.9%
Bachelor's or higher
27.2%
Population
15k
White88.8%
Hispanic / Latino2%
Asian0.8%
Black2.2%
Other / multi6.2%

Schools in Whitman

Whitman-Hanson School District. Massachusetts DESE FY2024 (FY2025 graduation rates).

Overall vs MA
Below average
36/100
ELA · 3-8
p40
38.9%
Math · 3-8
p36
37.1%
ELA · 10
p41
53.2%
Math · 10
p41
44.3%
Grad rate
88.9%
Bottom 25%
Spend / pupil
$19.1k
Bottom 25%
Teachers / 100
7.4
Bottom 25%
Enrollment
3,483

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

The honest read

Best for
Budget buyers who need the commuter rail and can't afford Hanover or Pembroke.
The tradeoff
Schools are the weakest in the region and the town has little going on past the train stop.

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