What stands out worked out from the figures below

Hanson has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.2%).

Hull has the most people working from home (19.7%).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Hanson	Hull
People
Population	10,660Highest	10,138Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	+4.2%Highest MA: +7.4%	-2.1%Lowest MA: +7.4%
Median age	42.8±3Lowest 7% above MA	56.1±1.8Highest 40% above MA
Kids under 18	21.6%±3.7Highest MA: 19.4%	11.4%±2.2Lowest MA: 19.4%
Age 65+	19.7%±3Lowest MA: 17.9%	26.1%±3.1Highest MA: 17.9%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	42.6%Lowest MA: 47.3%	50.4%Highest MA: 47.3%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	4.8%±2.2Highest MA: 7.9%	4.2%±2.2Lowest MA: 7.9%
	Hanson and Hull are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$132,200±$10kHighest 27% above MA	$115,485±$14kLowest 11% above MA
	Hanson and Hull 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	$646,000±$38kHighest 15% above MA
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,821±$860Lowest 3% above MA	$2,081±$187Highest 18% above MA
	Hull and Hanson 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	$6,089Lowest about the MA average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	69%±33.1Highest MA: 51.8%	52.8%±14Lowest MA: 51.8%
	Hanson and Hull 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%	5.8%Highest MA: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	89%Highest MA: 62.5%	79.6%Lowest MA: 62.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1972Highest 8 yrs newer than MA	1946Lowest 18 yrs older than MA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	34 minHighest 15% above MA	33 minLowest 14% above MA
Work from home	7.9%±2.5Lowest MA: 18.6%	19.7%±4.3Highest MA: 18.6%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#149 of 282 in MA	#66 of 282 in MA
School district	Whitman-Hanson	Hull
High school in town	Whitman Hanson Regional	Hull High
Students per teacherat that high school	14.7Highest	8.8Lowest
On TownTapestry
Old photos in History	None yet	None yet

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.