Compare towns
Hanson vs Webster vs Hanson vs Hanover
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Webster has the most renters (54.5% rent).
Hanson has the most homeowners (100%).
Hanover has the most people working from home (19.6%).
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 | Webster | Hanson | Hanover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 10,660 |
12,228 |
1,927Lowest |
14,845Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.2% MA: +7.4% |
+6.9%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-4.2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+6.9%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.8±3 7% above MA |
37.2±2.1Lowest 7% below MA |
44±4.3Highest 10% above MA |
41.8±1.4 4% above MA |
| Hanson 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% |
21.8%±3.6 MA: 19.4% |
25%±5.3 MA: 19.4% |
26.1%±3.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Hanover and Hanson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 19.7%±3Highest MA: 17.9% |
15.7%±2.5Lowest MA: 17.9% |
19.7%±4.5Highest MA: 17.9% |
16.1%±2.1 MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.6% MA: 47.3% |
18.8%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
35.1% MA: 47.3% |
56.8%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±2.2 MA: 7.9% |
6%±1.8Highest MA: 7.9% |
0.5%±1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.1%±1.6 MA: 7.9% |
| Webster 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±$10k 27% above MA |
$63,837±$8kLowest 39% below MA |
$119,211±$24k 15% above MA |
$189,803±$23kHighest 83% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $533,900±$36k 5% below MA |
$333,100±$14kLowest 41% below MA |
$513,000±$55k 9% below MA |
$755,400±$39kHighest 34% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,821±$860 3% above MA |
$1,198±$85Lowest 32% below MA |
— | $1,845±$341Highest 5% above MA |
| Hanover and Hanson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,402 7% above MA |
$3,234Lowest 46% below MA |
$6,429 7% above MA |
$9,342Highest 56% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 69%±33.1Highest MA: 51.8% |
46.1%±7.4Lowest 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% |
16%Highest MA: 10% |
3.2% MA: 10% |
4.8% MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89% MA: 62.5% |
45.5%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
100%Highest MA: 62.5% |
84.5% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972 8 yrs newer than MA |
1954Lowest 10 yrs older than MA |
1967 3 yrs newer than MA |
1978Highest 14 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 34 min 15% above MA |
28 minLowest 5% below MA |
37 minHighest 26% above MA |
32 min 10% above MA |
| Work from home | 7.9%±2.5 MA: 18.6% |
7.1%±2.9Lowest MA: 18.6% |
11.2%±5.6 MA: 18.6% |
19.6%±4.8Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Hanover and Hanson 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 | #271 of 282 in MA | #149 of 282 in MA | #69 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Whitman-Hanson | — | — | Hanover · South Shore Regional Vocational Technical |
| High school in town | Whitman Hanson Regional | — | — | South Shore Vocational Technical High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.7Highest |
— | — | 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.