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Devens vs Hanson vs Hanson
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Devens has the most people working from home (28.5%).
Hanson has the most kids (25% under 18).
Hanson has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.2%).
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 | Devens | Hanson | Hanson |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,723Lowest |
1,927 |
10,660Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.8%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
-4.2% MA: +7.4% |
+4.2%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 48.6±4.3Highest 22% above MA |
44±4.3 10% above MA |
42.8±3Lowest 7% above MA |
| Devens and Hanson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 5.5%±3.9Lowest MA: 19.4% |
25%±5.3Highest MA: 19.4% |
21.6%±3.7 MA: 19.4% |
| Hanson and Hanson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 14%±5Lowest MA: 17.9% |
19.7%±4.5Highest MA: 17.9% |
19.7%±3Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.9%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
35.1% MA: 47.3% |
42.6%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±4.2Highest MA: 7.9% |
0.5%±1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.8%±2.2 MA: 7.9% |
| Devens and Hanson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $189,250±$63kHighest 82% above MA |
$119,211±$24kLowest 15% above MA |
$132,200±$10k 27% above MA |
| Devens and Hanson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $556,800±$96kHighest about the MA average |
$513,000±$55kLowest 9% below MA |
$533,900±$36k 5% below MA |
| Devens and Hanson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,500±$539Lowest 15% below MA |
— | $1,821±$860Highest 3% above MA |
| Hanson and Devens are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,556Lowest 7% below MA |
$6,429Highest 7% above MA |
$6,402 7% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 85.4%±64.7Highest MA: 51.8% |
— | 69%±33.1Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Devens and Hanson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 25.3%Highest MA: 10% |
3.2% MA: 10% |
2.7%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.3%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
100%Highest MA: 62.5% |
89% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1950Lowest 14 yrs older than MA |
1967 3 yrs newer than MA |
1972Highest 8 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 4% below MA |
37 minHighest 26% above MA |
34 min 15% above MA |
| Work from home | 28.5%±11.5Highest MA: 18.6% |
11.2%±5.6 MA: 18.6% |
7.9%±2.5Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #149 of 282 in MA | #149 of 282 in MA |
| School district | — | — | Whitman-Hanson |
| High school in town | — | — | Whitman Hanson Regional |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 14.7 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.