Compare towns
Hanover vs Dedham vs North Pembroke
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hanover has the most kids (26.1% under 18).
Dedham has the shortest commute (29 min average).
North Pembroke has the most people working from home (40.9%).
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 | Hanover | Dedham | North Pembroke |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 14,845 |
25,237Highest |
3,393Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.9%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+2.6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+6% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.8±1.4Lowest 4% above MA |
44.6±1.6 12% above MA |
57±11Highest 43% above MA |
| North Pembroke and Dedham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 26.1%±3.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
18.6%±1.9 MA: 19.4% |
17.2%±5Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 16.1%±2.1Lowest MA: 17.9% |
21.9%±2 MA: 17.9% |
32.2%±9.4Highest MA: 17.9% |
| North Pembroke and Dedham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 56.8%Highest MA: 47.3% |
55% MA: 47.3% |
46.9%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±1.6 MA: 7.9% |
5.6%±1Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.1%±2.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Dedham and Hanover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $189,803±$23k 83% above MA |
$128,955±$10kLowest 24% above MA |
$194,309±$63kHighest 87% above MA |
| North Pembroke and Hanover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $755,400±$39kHighest 34% above MA |
$661,800±$16k 18% above MA |
$536,000±$135kLowest 5% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,845±$341Lowest 5% above MA |
$2,042±$182 16% above MA |
$2,585±$885Highest 47% above MA |
| North Pembroke and Dedham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $9,342Highest 56% above MA |
$7,918 32% above MA |
$6,732Lowest 12% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 65%±23.8Highest MA: 51.8% |
56.4%±10 MA: 51.8% |
38.4%±11.1Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Hanover and Dedham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
5.6% MA: 10% |
8.3%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.5%Highest MA: 62.5% |
73.4%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
78.4% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 14 yrs newer than MA |
1956Lowest 8 yrs older than MA |
1978Highest 14 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 10% above MA |
29 minLowest about the MA average |
36 minHighest 25% above MA |
| Work from home | 19.6%±4.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
20%±2.7 MA: 18.6% |
40.9%±24.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
| North Pembroke and Dedham 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 | #69 of 282 in MA | #119 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Hanover · South Shore Regional Vocational Technical | Dedham | — |
| High school in town | South Shore Vocational Technical High | Dedham High | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.3Lowest |
10.4Highest |
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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.