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Bridgewater Town vs Hanson
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bridgewater Town has the most renters (24.4% rent).
Hanson has the most kids (25% under 18).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Bridgewater Town | Hanson |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 28,471Highest |
1,927Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -4.2% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 37.6±1.6Lowest 6% below MA |
44±4.3Highest 10% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 17.6%±2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
25%±5.3Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 17.3%±1.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
19.7%±4.5Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Hanson and Bridgewater Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
35.1%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 16.2%±1.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
0.5%±1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $112,651±$7kLowest 8% above MA |
$119,211±$24kHighest 15% above MA |
| Hanson and Bridgewater Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $533,100±$23kHighest 5% below MA |
$513,000±$55kLowest 9% below MA |
| Bridgewater Town and Hanson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,092±$177 19% above MA |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,499Highest 8% above MA |
$6,429Lowest 7% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.2%±13.2 MA: 51.8% |
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| Below poverty line | 4.8%Highest MA: 10% |
3.2%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.6%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
100%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 20 yrs newer than MA |
1967Lowest 3 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minLowest 8% above MA |
37 minHighest 26% above MA |
| Work from home | 12.7%±2.7Highest MA: 18.6% |
11.2%±5.6Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Bridgewater Town and Hanson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #121 of 282 in MA | #149 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Bridgewater-Raynham | — |
| High school in town | Bridgewater-Raynham Regional | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 18.1 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet |
MA average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.