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Hanover vs Fall River vs Medway
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 expensive homes ($755k median).
Fall River has the most renters (64.7% rent).
Medway has the most people working from home (20.7%).
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 | Fall River | Medway |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 14,845 |
94,082Highest |
13,436Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.9%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+5.8% MA: +7.4% |
+2.8%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.8±1.4Highest 4% above MA |
39.3±1.2Lowest about the MA average |
40.7±2.3 about the MA average |
| Hanover and Medway 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% |
19.9%±1.2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
22.5%±2.9 MA: 19.4% |
| Hanover and Medway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.1%±2.1Highest MA: 17.9% |
16.1%±0.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
15.5%±2.3Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 56.8% MA: 47.3% |
16.4%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
62.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±1.6 MA: 7.9% |
4.1%±0.6 MA: 7.9% |
4.1%±1.2 MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $189,803±$23kHighest 83% above MA |
$56,673±$3kLowest 45% below MA |
$173,750±$18k 67% above MA |
| Hanover and Medway 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 |
$395,500±$11kLowest 30% below MA |
$617,300±$21k 10% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,845±$341Highest 5% above MA |
$1,155±$27Lowest 34% below MA |
$1,575±$205 11% below MA |
| Hanover and Medway 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 |
$3,953Lowest 34% below MA |
$8,730 46% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 65%±23.8Highest MA: 51.8% |
52.5%±3.3 MA: 51.8% |
35.3%±21.1Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Hanover and Fall River are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.8% MA: 10% |
19.6%Highest MA: 10% |
3.3%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.5% MA: 62.5% |
35.3%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
85.9%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 14 yrs newer than MA |
1945Lowest 19 yrs older than MA |
1976 12 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 10% above MA |
26 minLowest 11% below MA |
30 min 4% above MA |
| Work from home | 19.6%±4.8 MA: 18.6% |
7.1%±1.2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
20.7%±3.5Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Medway 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 | #262 of 282 in MA | #40 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Hanover · South Shore Regional Vocational Technical | Fall River · Greater Fall River Regional Vocational Technical | Medway |
| High school in town | South Shore Vocational Technical High | B M C Durfee High | Medway High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.3Lowest |
11.3 |
13.8Highest |
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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.