Compare towns
Hanover vs Hanson vs Upton 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).
Hanson has the most affordable homes ($534k median).
Upton has the most people working from home (22.8%).
Medway has the shortest commute (30 min average).
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 | Hanson | Upton | Medway |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 14,845Highest |
10,660 |
8,189Lowest |
13,436 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.9%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+4.2% MA: +7.4% |
+6.1% MA: +7.4% |
+2.8%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.8±1.4 4% above MA |
42.8±3 7% above MA |
46.4±4.8Highest 16% above MA |
40.7±2.3Lowest about the MA average |
| Upton 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 MA: 19.4% |
21.6%±3.7Lowest MA: 19.4% |
23.2%±4.5 MA: 19.4% |
22.5%±2.9 MA: 19.4% |
| Hanover and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 16.1%±2.1 MA: 17.9% |
19.7%±3 MA: 17.9% |
20.7%±4.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
15.5%±2.3Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Upton and Hanson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 56.8% MA: 47.3% |
42.6%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
53.5% MA: 47.3% |
62.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±1.6 MA: 7.9% |
4.8%±2.2Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.1%±1.2 MA: 7.9% |
| Hanson 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±$23kHighest 83% above MA |
$132,200±$10kLowest 27% above MA |
$155,508±$33k 50% above 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 |
$533,900±$36kLowest 5% below MA |
$576,700±$41k about the MA average |
$617,300±$21k 10% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,845±$341Highest 5% above MA |
$1,821±$860 3% above MA |
$948±$599Lowest 46% below MA |
$1,575±$205 11% below MA |
| 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 56% above MA |
$6,402Lowest 7% above MA |
$8,376 40% above MA |
$8,730 46% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 65%±23.8 MA: 51.8% |
69%±33.1Highest MA: 51.8% |
52.8%±31 MA: 51.8% |
35.3%±21.1Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| 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%Highest MA: 10% |
2.7%Lowest MA: 10% |
3.2% MA: 10% |
3.3% MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.5%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
89%Highest MA: 62.5% |
86.7% MA: 62.5% |
85.9% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 14 yrs newer than MA |
1972Lowest 8 yrs newer than MA |
1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
1976 12 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 10% above MA |
34 min 15% above MA |
35 minHighest 22% above MA |
30 minLowest 4% above MA |
| Work from home | 19.6%±4.8 MA: 18.6% |
7.9%±2.5Lowest MA: 18.6% |
22.8%±5.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
20.7%±3.5 MA: 18.6% |
| Upton and Medway 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 | #46 of 282 in MA | #40 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Hanover · South Shore Regional Vocational Technical | Whitman-Hanson | Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical · Mendon-Upton | Medway |
| High school in town | South Shore Vocational Technical High | Whitman Hanson Regional | Blackstone Valley | Medway High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.3Lowest |
14.7Highest |
11.2 |
13.8 |
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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.