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Hanson vs Bourne vs Rutland
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hanson has the oldest housing (typical home built 1972).
Bourne has the shortest commute (26 min average).
Rutland has grown the fastest since 2010 (+13.5%).
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 | Hanson | Bourne | Rutland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,660 |
20,323Highest |
9,353Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.2% MA: +7.4% |
+3.5%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+13.5%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.8±3 7% above MA |
52±1.8Highest 30% above MA |
41.4±2.5Lowest 4% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 21.6%±3.7 MA: 19.4% |
14.7%±2.3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
26.4%±5.4Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Rutland and Hanson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.7%±3 MA: 17.9% |
29.8%±3.1Highest MA: 17.9% |
14.7%±2.6Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.6% MA: 47.3% |
46%Highest MA: 47.3% |
42%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±2.2Lowest MA: 7.9% |
6.6%±1.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
5.6%±2.3 MA: 7.9% |
| Bourne and Rutland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $132,200±$10k 27% above MA |
$91,058±$7kLowest 12% below MA |
$145,707±$28kHighest 40% above MA |
| Rutland and Hanson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $533,900±$36k 5% below MA |
$575,600±$28kHighest about the MA average |
$462,800±$33kLowest 18% below MA |
| Bourne and Hanson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,821±$860Highest 3% above MA |
$1,379±$300 22% below MA |
$1,078±$170Lowest 39% below MA |
| Hanson and Bourne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,402Highest 7% above MA |
$4,485Lowest 25% below MA |
$5,657 6% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 69%±33.1Highest MA: 51.8% |
62.8%±5.5 MA: 51.8% |
47.8%±26.7Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Hanson and Bourne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.7% MA: 10% |
6.2%Highest MA: 10% |
2.1%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89% MA: 62.5% |
75.8%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
89.4%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Lowest 8 yrs newer than MA |
1975 11 yrs newer than MA |
1990Highest 26 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 min 15% above MA |
26 minLowest 11% below MA |
37 minHighest 27% above MA |
| Work from home | 7.9%±2.5Lowest MA: 18.6% |
14.9%±3.1 MA: 18.6% |
16.1%±5Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Rutland and Bourne 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 | #149 of 282 in MA | #206 of 282 in MA | #150 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Whitman-Hanson | Bourne · Upper Cape Cod Regional Vocational Technical | Wachusett |
| High school in town | Whitman Hanson Regional | Upper Cape Cod Vocational Technical | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.7Highest |
9.8Lowest |
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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.