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Hanover vs Douglas vs Brooklyn
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hanover has the most expensive homes ($755k median).
Douglas has the most people working from home (20.9%).
Brooklyn has the most affordable homes ($315k median).
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 | Douglas | Brooklyn |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 14,845Highest |
9,207 |
8,517Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.9%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 41.8±1.4Lowest 7% above U.S. |
44±2.6 13% above U.S. |
45.6±2.5Highest 17% above U.S. |
| Brooklyn and Douglas are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 26.1%±3.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
21.2%±3.8 U.S.: 22% |
20.6%±4.6Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Hanover and Douglas are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.1%±2.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
15.4%±3.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.6%±2.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Brooklyn and Hanover 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 U.S.: 35.7% |
41.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
23.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.4%±2.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.4%±1.7Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $189,803±$23kHighest 135% above U.S. |
$152,267±$10k 89% above U.S. |
$96,207±$15kLowest 19% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $755,400±$39kHighest 127% above U.S. |
$470,600±$29k 41% above U.S. |
$315,200±$28kLowest 5% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,845±$341Highest 31% above U.S. |
$1,503±$697 6% above U.S. |
$1,125±$98Lowest 20% below U.S. |
| Hanover and Douglas are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $9,342Highest 200% above U.S. |
$6,338 103% above U.S. |
$4,538Lowest 45% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 65%±23.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
33.9%±17.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
38.5%±19.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Hanover and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
2.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
83.8% U.S.: 65.2% |
81.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1986Highest 6 yrs newer than U.S. |
1978Lowest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 21% above U.S. |
34 minHighest 28% above U.S. |
27 minLowest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 19.6%±4.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
20.9%±4.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
10.7%±5.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Douglas and Hanover 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 | #177 of 282 in MA | #113 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Hanover · South Shore Regional Vocational Technical | Douglas | Brooklyn School District |
| High school in town | South Shore Vocational Technical High | Douglas High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.3Highest |
7.2Lowest |
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U.S. 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.