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Hanson vs Concord vs Hanover
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 most affordable homes ($534k median).
Concord has the most people working from home (36.1%).
Hanover has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.9%).
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 | Hanson | Concord | Hanover |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,660Lowest |
18,223Highest |
14,845 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+4.7% MA: +7.4% |
+6.9%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.8±3 7% above MA |
47.6±2Highest 19% above MA |
41.8±1.4Lowest 4% above MA |
| Concord and Hanson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.6%±3.7Lowest MA: 19.4% |
23.6%±2.6 MA: 19.4% |
26.1%±3.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Hanover and Concord 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% |
23.7%±2.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
16.1%±2.1Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Concord and Hanson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.6%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
79.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
56.8% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±2.2 MA: 7.9% |
5.5%±1.7Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.1%±1.6Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Concord and Hanson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $132,200±$10kLowest 27% above MA |
$195,350±$22kHighest 88% above MA |
$189,803±$23k 83% above MA |
| Concord and Hanover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $533,900±$36kLowest 5% below MA |
$1,210,000±$72kHighest 115% above MA |
$755,400±$39k 34% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,821±$860Lowest 3% above MA |
$2,631±$166Highest 49% above MA |
$1,845±$341 5% above MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,402Lowest 7% above MA |
$10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
$9,342 56% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 69%±33.1Highest MA: 51.8% |
53.2%±10.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
65%±23.8 MA: 51.8% |
| Hanson and Hanover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.7%Lowest MA: 10% |
3.7% MA: 10% |
4.8%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89%Highest MA: 62.5% |
75.7%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
84.5% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972 8 yrs newer than MA |
1969Lowest 5 yrs newer than MA |
1978Highest 14 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 15% above MA |
32 min 11% above MA |
32 minLowest 10% above MA |
| Work from home | 7.9%±2.5Lowest MA: 18.6% |
36.1%±4.5Highest MA: 18.6% |
19.6%±4.8 MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #149 of 282 in MA | #10 of 282 in MA | #69 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Whitman-Hanson | Concord · Concord-Carlisle | Hanover · South Shore Regional Vocational Technical |
| High school in town | Whitman Hanson Regional | Concord Carlisle High | South Shore Vocational Technical High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.7Highest |
11.4 |
10.3Lowest |
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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.