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Hanover vs Middleton 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 kids (26.1% under 18).
Middleton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.8%).
Medway has the most affordable homes ($617k 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 | Middleton | Medway |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 14,845Highest |
9,816Lowest |
13,436 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.9% MA: +7.4% |
+8.8%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+2.8%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.8±1.4 4% above MA |
43.1±2Highest 8% above MA |
40.7±2.3Lowest about the MA average |
| Middleton and Hanover 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% |
17.2%±3Lowest 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%±2.1 MA: 17.9% |
18.1%±2.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
15.5%±2.3Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Middleton 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% MA: 47.3% |
41.7%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
62.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±1.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.9%±1.4Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.1%±1.2Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $189,803±$23kHighest 83% above MA |
$167,402±$29kLowest 61% 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 |
$742,700±$48k 32% above MA |
$617,300±$21kLowest 10% above MA |
| Hanover and Middleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,845±$341Highest 5% above MA |
$1,407±$284Lowest 20% 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 |
$8,785 47% above MA |
$8,730Lowest 46% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 65%±23.8Highest MA: 51.8% |
25.7%±25.3Lowest MA: 51.8% |
35.3%±21.1 MA: 51.8% |
| Hanover and Medway 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% |
3.4% MA: 10% |
3.3%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.5%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
92.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
85.9% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 14 yrs newer than MA |
1986Highest 22 yrs newer than MA |
1976Lowest 12 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 10% above MA |
30 minLowest 3% above MA |
30 min 4% above MA |
| Work from home | 19.6%±4.8 MA: 18.6% |
12.5%±3.4Lowest 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 | #71 of 282 in MA | #40 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Hanover · South Shore Regional Vocational Technical | Middleton | Medway |
| High school in town | South Shore Vocational Technical High | None in town | Medway High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.3Lowest |
— | 13.8Highest |
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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.