About Cohasset

Cohasset is a somewhat small coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 7,261 people and just one neighborhood, Cohasset is the 217th 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 in the country.

Cohasset is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 92.90% 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 (19.01%), sales jobs (16.30%), and office and administrative support jobs (10.74%).

A relatively large number of people in Cohasset telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.32% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.

Cohasset is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The town's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Cohasset's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

The town is also nautical, which means that parts of Cohasset are somewhat historic and bounded by the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.

In Cohasset, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 34.74 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

Being a small town, Cohasset does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Cohasset Information and Demographics

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Cohasset, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Cohasset is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 60.73% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 14.96%.

The per capita income in Cohasset in 2000 was $42,909, which is wealthy relative to Massachusetts and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $171,636 for a family of four.

The people who call Cohasset home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Cohasset is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Cohasset include Irish, English, Italian, German, Scottish, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Cohasset is English.