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Hanover vs Windham vs Lynnfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hanover has the most renters (15.5% rent).
Windham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+16.4%).
Lynnfield has the most people working from home (27.4%).
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 | Windham | Lynnfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 14,845 |
16,038Highest |
13,064Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+16.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+12.1% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.8±1.4Highest 7% above U.S. |
41.1±2.9Lowest 6% above U.S. |
41.4±2.1 6% above U.S. |
| Hanover and Lynnfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 26.1%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 22% |
27.4%±3.3 U.S.: 22% |
28%±4.2Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Lynnfield and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.1%±2.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
15.5%±2.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.9%±2.4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Lynnfield 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%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
62.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
62.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.8%±1.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.2%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Hanover and Windham 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 135% above U.S. |
$189,583±$19k 135% above U.S. |
$175,265±$23kLowest 117% above U.S. |
| Hanover and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $755,400±$39k 127% above U.S. |
$723,300±$50kLowest 117% above U.S. |
$917,600±$31kHighest 176% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,845±$341Lowest 31% above U.S. |
$3,218±$350Highest 128% above U.S. |
$2,676±$219 89% above U.S. |
| Windham and Lynnfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $9,342Lowest 200% above U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 65%±23.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
52.2%±50.9Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
69.2%±21.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Lynnfield and Hanover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.5%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
93.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
87.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1996Highest 16 yrs newer than U.S. |
1964Lowest 16 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 21% above U.S. |
31 minLowest 17% above U.S. |
32 minHighest 22% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 19.6%±4.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
21.9%±4.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
27.4%±4.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Lynnfield and Windham 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 | #13 of 120 in NH | #27 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Hanover · South Shore Regional Vocational Technical | Windham School District | Lynnfield |
| High school in town | South Shore Vocational Technical High | Windham High School | Lynnfield High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.3Lowest |
12.8Highest |
12.0 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.