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Scituate, Massachusetts: commercial real estate data.
Scituate is a Census CDP of 5,796 people across 4.06 square miles of land, in Plymouth County. Median household income is $124,549, 83.0 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 21 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $3.5 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Scituate
What Scituate is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area4.06 sq mi
- Water area0.85 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,426
- County holding the largest share of its areaPlymouth County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Scituate
- Population5,796
- Median age51.7
- Population under 181,282 plus or minus 306
- Share under 1822.1 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Population 65 and over1,581 plus or minus 333
- Share 65 and over27.3 percent
- Households2,483
- Family households1,560
- Share of households that are families62.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Scituate
- Median household income$124,549 plus or minus $27,413
- Per capita income$83,620
- Civilian labor force2,761
- Employed2,672
- Unemployed89 plus or minus 63
- Unemployment rate3.2 percent plus or minus 2.2
- Adults 25 and over4,193
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher94.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher64.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree30.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Scituate
- Housing units2,569
- Occupied units2,483
- Vacant units86 plus or minus 70
- Vacancy rate3.3 percent plus or minus 2.7
- Owner occupied2,060
- Renter occupied423 plus or minus 184
- Ownership rate83.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$821,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$884 plus or minus $721
- Annual rent as a share of median income8.5 percent plus or minus 7.2
- Single family units2,168
- Share single family84.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more391 plus or minus 135
- Share in buildings of two or more15.2 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Mobile homes10 plus or minus 15
- Median year structure built1962
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Scituate gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,976
- Commuting under 15 minutes414 plus or minus 140
- Share commuting under 15 minutes21.0 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,040 plus or minus 243
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more52.6 percent
- Drove alone57.9 percent
- Carpooled3.2 percent plus or minus 2.8
- Public transport8.1 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Walked3.3 percent plus or minus 2.6
- Worked from home26.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Scituate
SBA loans in Scituate (7(a))
- Approvals21
- Gross approval$3,516,700
- Average approval$167,462
- Median approval$130,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$416,000
- Largest approval$500,000
- Jobs supported298
- Jobs per approval14.2
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Paid in full2
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises4.8 percent
- Distinct lenders10
- Distinct industries by NAICS13
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Scituate, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Scituate
SBA loans in Scituate (504)
- Approvals8
- Gross approval$8,579,000
- Average approval$1,072,375
- Median approval$859,500
- Largest approval$2,313,000
- Jobs supported23
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs4
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Scituate, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Scituate
- NFIP communityTown of Scituate
- NFIP community number250282
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 7
- Currently effective map date07/06/21
The Town of Scituate participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 250282 and carries Community Rating System class 7, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Plymouth County, not Scituate
Plymouth County context, not Scituate figures
- Establishments in Plymouth County13,421
- Covered employment, Plymouth County194,985
- Average annual pay, Plymouth County$69,858
- Housing units permitted, Plymouth County1,256
Every figure in this section is published for Plymouth County as a whole and is not a measurement of Scituate.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Scituate questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Scituate, Massachusetts?
5,796, in 2,483 households. Scituate CDP covers 4.06 square miles of land, which is 1,426 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Scituate in?
Plymouth County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Scituate?
$124,549. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $821,600. Median gross rent is $884 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Scituate businesses?
21 7(a) approvals totaling $3.5 m since FY2020, across 10 lenders, median approval $130,000, plus 8 504 approvals worth $8.6 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Scituate, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Scituate borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Scituate. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Scituate in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Scituate appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Scituate, town of, community 250282, carrying Community Rating System class 7, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Scituate figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Plymouth County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Scituate.
Is zoning published for Scituate?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.