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Hanover vs Hanson vs Ripton vs Rockland
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 highest household income ($190k).
Ripton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+25.7%).
Rockland has the most renters (23.5% rent).
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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 | Hanson | Ripton | Rockland |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 14,845 |
10,660 |
508Lowest |
17,701Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.9% U.S.: +7.4% |
+4.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
+25.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+1.8%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.8±1.4 7% above U.S. |
42.8±3 10% above U.S. |
47.7±14.2Highest 23% above U.S. |
40.7±3.3Lowest 5% above U.S. |
| Ripton and Hanson 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% |
21.6%±3.7 U.S.: 22% |
11.8%±6.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
20.2%±3.3 U.S.: 22% |
| Hanover and Hanson 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% |
19.7%±3 U.S.: 17.2% |
30.5%±7.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
15.9%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 56.8%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
42.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
48% U.S.: 35.7% |
32.7%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.8%±2.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
20.1%±6.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.3%±1.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $189,803±$23kHighest 135% above U.S. |
$132,200±$10k 64% above U.S. |
$112,917±$15k 40% above U.S. |
$112,405±$12kLowest 39% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $755,400±$39kHighest 127% above U.S. |
$533,900±$36k 60% above U.S. |
$394,400±$61kLowest 19% above U.S. |
$472,900±$21k 42% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,845±$341Highest 31% above U.S. |
$1,821±$860 29% above U.S. |
— | $1,610±$255Lowest 14% above U.S. |
| Hanover and Hanson 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. |
$6,402 105% above U.S. |
$4,915Lowest 58% above U.S. |
$6,487 108% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 65%±23.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
69%±33.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
52.9%±100 U.S.: 51.1% |
51.7%±10.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Hanson and Hanover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 4.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
2.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.5% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
89% U.S.: 65.2% |
90.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
76.5%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1972 8 yrs older than U.S. |
1973 7 yrs older than U.S. |
1962Lowest 18 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 21% above U.S. |
34 minHighest 27% above U.S. |
24 minLowest 9% below U.S. |
33 min 26% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 19.6%±4.8Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
7.9%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
17.2%±8.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
14.7%±3.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Hanover and Ripton 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 | #149 of 282 in MA | — | #175 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Hanover · South Shore Regional Vocational Technical | Whitman-Hanson | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | Rockland |
| High school in town | South Shore Vocational Technical High | Whitman Hanson Regional | None in town | Rockland Senior High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.3Lowest |
14.7Highest |
— | 12.5 |
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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.