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Hanover vs Plainfield vs North Pembroke
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).
Plainfield has the most affordable homes ($309k median).
North Pembroke has the most people working from home (40.9%).
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 | Plainfield | North Pembroke |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 14,845Highest |
616Lowest |
3,393 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.9%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-2.3%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+6% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.8±1.4Lowest 4% above MA |
50.6±9.5 27% above MA |
57±11Highest 43% above MA |
| North Pembroke and Plainfield 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%±9.3 MA: 19.4% |
17.2%±5Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Hanover and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.1%±2.1Lowest MA: 17.9% |
29.5%±7.1 MA: 17.9% |
32.2%±9.4Highest MA: 17.9% |
| North Pembroke and Plainfield 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% |
52.6% MA: 47.3% |
46.9%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±1.6 MA: 7.9% |
5.4%±2.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.1%±2.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Plainfield 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±$23k 83% above MA |
$63,500±$14kLowest 39% below MA |
$194,309±$63kHighest 87% above MA |
| North Pembroke and Hanover 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 |
$309,000±$47kLowest 45% below MA |
$536,000±$135k 5% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,845±$341 5% above MA |
$1,292±$558Lowest 27% below MA |
$2,585±$885Highest 47% above MA |
| North Pembroke and Hanover 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 |
$4,458Lowest 26% below MA |
$6,732 12% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 65%±23.8Highest MA: 51.8% |
40%±100 MA: 51.8% |
38.4%±11.1Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Hanover and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
16.9%Highest MA: 10% |
8.3% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.5% MA: 62.5% |
98%Highest MA: 62.5% |
78.4%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 14 yrs newer than MA |
1974Lowest 10 yrs newer than MA |
1978Highest 14 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minLowest 10% above MA |
38 minHighest 30% above MA |
36 min 25% above MA |
| Work from home | 19.6%±4.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
26.2%±8.8 MA: 18.6% |
40.9%±24.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
| North Pembroke and Plainfield 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 | — | — |
| School district | Hanover · South Shore Regional Vocational Technical | — | — |
| High school in town | South Shore Vocational Technical High | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.3 |
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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.