Compare towns
Hanover vs Saugus 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).
Saugus has the most renters (28.5% rent).
Medway has the most people working from home (20.7%).
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 | Saugus | Medway |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 14,845 |
28,773Highest |
13,436Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.9% MA: +7.4% |
+7.5%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+2.8%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.8±1.4 4% above MA |
44.5±2.5Highest 11% above MA |
40.7±2.3Lowest about the MA average |
| Saugus 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% |
15.2%±2Lowest 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% |
22%±2.1Highest MA: 17.9% |
15.5%±2.3Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 56.8% MA: 47.3% |
31.4%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
62.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±1.6Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.4%±1.1Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.1%±1.2Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Saugus 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 |
$101,539±$3kLowest about the MA average |
$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 |
$603,400±$13kLowest 7% above MA |
$617,300±$21k 10% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,845±$341 5% above MA |
$2,241±$201Highest 27% above MA |
$1,575±$205Lowest 11% below MA |
| Saugus 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 |
$6,049Lowest about the MA average |
$8,730 46% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 65%±23.8Highest MA: 51.8% |
53%±9.2 MA: 51.8% |
35.3%±21.1Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Hanover and Saugus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.8% MA: 10% |
6%Highest MA: 10% |
3.3%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.5% MA: 62.5% |
71.5%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
85.9%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 14 yrs newer than MA |
1962Lowest 2 yrs older than MA |
1976 12 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 10% above MA |
30 minLowest about the MA average |
30 min 4% above MA |
| Work from home | 19.6%±4.8 MA: 18.6% |
14.3%±2.4Lowest 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 | #194 of 282 in MA | #40 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Hanover · South Shore Regional Vocational Technical | Saugus | Medway |
| High school in town | South Shore Vocational Technical High | Saugus High | Medway High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.3Lowest |
15.5Highest |
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.