Cohasset is a somewhat small coastal town (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 8,346 people and two associated neighborhoods, Cohasset is the 200th largest community in Massachusetts. Cohasset has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns. Cohasset home prices are not only among the most expensive in Massachusetts, but Cohasset real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Cohasset is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 94.85% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Cohasset is a town of managers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Cohasset who work in management occupations (28.68%), sales jobs (15.19%), and business and financial occupations (11.72%). Also of interest is that Cohasset has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 23.76% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. In addition, Cohasset is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates". Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums. Because of many things, Cohasset is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Cohasset really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Cohasset perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live. Cohasset is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery. One downside of living in Cohasset is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Cohasset, the average commute to work is 36.93 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the town, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative. In Cohasset, a lot of people use a ferryboat to get to work every day though Cohasset is a relatively small town. Those that ride a ferryboat are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other cities.Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Cohasset. 71.44% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 21.84%. The per capita income in Cohasset in 2022 was $108,042, which is wealthy relative to Massachusetts and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $432,168 for a family of four. The people who call Cohasset home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Cohasset residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Cohasset include Irish, Italian, English, German, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Cohasset is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
