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How Many Millionaires Live in Hingham?

The Boston Business Journal's recently looked at where the most millionaires live in the state.

Boston suburbs continue to top the list of towns and cities with the most millionaires, according to the latest report from the Massachusetts Department of Revenue.

The Boston Business Journal reported the towns and cities in Massachusetts with the most million-dollar income earners in 2013, which is the most recent year for which statistics are available.

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Hingham came in at 16 on the list. In 2013, there were 277 millionaire tax filers. With a population of 22,740 and 22.5 square miles within the town borders, that means there are 12.6 millionaires per square mile in town.

Put another way, there’s a millionaire for every 82.1 Hingham residents.

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Wellesley, Cambridge and Brookline topped the list, with 726 millionaire filers in Wellesley at 71 per square mile.

Among the top 30, all but Milton and Natick continued to report year-after-year declines in the number of millionaires, said the BBJ.

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