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Hanover vs Mendon vs Upton
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).
Mendon has the shortest commute (30 min average).
Upton has the most people working from home (22.8%).
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 | Mendon | Upton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 14,845Highest |
6,325Lowest |
8,189 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.9%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+6.7% MA: +7.4% |
+6.1%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.8±1.4Lowest 4% above MA |
44.1±4.4 10% above MA |
46.4±4.8Highest 16% above MA |
| Upton and Mendon 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% |
22.8%±6.2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
23.2%±4.5 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% |
14.7%±3.4Lowest MA: 17.9% |
20.7%±4.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Upton 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 MA: 47.3% |
46.9%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
53.5% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±1.6 MA: 7.9% |
6.8%±2.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Mendon 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 |
$132,256±$33kLowest 27% above MA |
$155,508±$33k 50% above MA |
| Hanover and Upton 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 |
$616,000±$37k 10% above MA |
$576,700±$41kLowest about the MA average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,845±$341Highest 5% above MA |
$1,840±$196 4% above MA |
$948±$599Lowest 46% below MA |
| Hanover and Mendon 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 |
$7,213Lowest 20% above MA |
$8,376 40% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 65%±23.8 MA: 51.8% |
78.7%±26Highest MA: 51.8% |
52.8%±31Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Mendon and Hanover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.8% MA: 10% |
7.1%Highest MA: 10% |
3.2%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.5%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
86.9%Highest MA: 62.5% |
86.7% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 14 yrs newer than MA |
1985Highest 21 yrs newer than MA |
1981 17 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 10% above MA |
30 minLowest 4% above MA |
35 minHighest 22% above MA |
| Work from home | 19.6%±4.8 MA: 18.6% |
15.1%±5.7Lowest MA: 18.6% |
22.8%±5.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Upton 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 | #210 of 282 in MA | #46 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Hanover · South Shore Regional Vocational Technical | Mendon-Upton | Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical · Mendon-Upton |
| High school in town | South Shore Vocational Technical High | None in town | Blackstone Valley |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.3Lowest |
— | 11.2Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.