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Hancock vs Orange vs Richmond
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hancock has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.6%).
Orange has the most affordable homes ($246k median).
Richmond has the most people working from home (17.1%).
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 | Hancock | Orange | Richmond |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 752Lowest |
7,573Highest |
1,403 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-3.4% MA: +7.4% |
-4.6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 47.1±11.1 18% above MA |
41.8±2.2Lowest 4% above MA |
62.1±3Highest 55% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 19.1%±4.9 MA: 19.4% |
22.2%±3.8Highest MA: 19.4% |
12.4%±2.5Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Orange and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.3%±5.3 MA: 17.9% |
20.3%±3.1Lowest MA: 17.9% |
37.8%±1.8Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.7% MA: 47.3% |
15.7%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
67.6%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±3.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
2%±0.9Lowest MA: 7.9% |
2.9%±1.3 MA: 7.9% |
| Hancock and Richmond are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $96,250±$26k 7% below MA |
$55,824±$10kLowest 46% below MA |
$106,250±$24kHighest about the MA average |
| Richmond and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $375,500±$21k 33% below MA |
$245,900±$18kLowest 56% below MA |
$584,500±$51kHighest 4% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,268±$415 28% below MA |
$775±$233Lowest 56% below MA |
$1,593±$299Highest 10% below MA |
| Richmond and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,018Lowest 83% below MA |
$4,136 31% below MA |
$5,575Highest 7% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.1%±36.3Highest MA: 51.8% |
41%±11.9 MA: 51.8% |
14%±36.1Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Hancock and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.6% MA: 10% |
22.4%Highest MA: 10% |
7.3%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.8% MA: 62.5% |
70%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
90.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989Highest 25 yrs newer than MA |
1966Lowest 2 yrs newer than MA |
1970 6 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 25% below MA |
33 minHighest 13% above MA |
22 min 24% below MA |
| Work from home | 10.4%±4.3 MA: 18.6% |
6.6%±2.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
17.1%±3.1Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Richmond and Hancock 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 | — | #275 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Hancock | Orange · Ralph C Mahar | Richmond |
| High school in town | None in town | Ralph C Mahar Regional | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.0 |
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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.