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Hanson vs Webster vs Uxbridge
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 expensive homes ($534k median).
Webster has the most renters (40.2% rent).
Uxbridge has the most people working from home (15.9%).
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 | Webster | Uxbridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,660Lowest |
17,748Highest |
14,473 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+5.2% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.8±3Highest 7% above MA |
39.9±2.9Lowest about the MA average |
41.7±2.8 4% above MA |
| Hanson and Uxbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.6%±3.7Highest MA: 19.4% |
19.6%±2.9 MA: 19.4% |
19.5%±3.4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Hanson and Webster 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% |
19.6%±2.5 MA: 17.9% |
17.1%±2.5Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Hanson and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.6%Highest MA: 47.3% |
25.3%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
38% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±2.2 MA: 7.9% |
5.8%±1.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.2%±1.5Lowest 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±$10kHighest 27% above MA |
$72,895±$6kLowest 30% below MA |
$124,725±$7k 20% above MA |
| Hanson and Uxbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $533,900±$36kHighest 5% below MA |
$361,500±$12kLowest 36% below MA |
$441,100±$25k 22% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,821±$860Highest 3% above MA |
$1,228±$81Lowest 30% below MA |
$1,555±$265 12% below MA |
| Hanson and Uxbridge 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 |
$3,999Lowest 33% below MA |
$5,836 about the MA average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 69%±33.1Highest MA: 51.8% |
45.7%±6.7 MA: 51.8% |
25.6%±5.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Hanson and Webster 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% |
12.7%Highest MA: 10% |
3.6% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89%Highest MA: 62.5% |
59.8%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
79.9% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972 8 yrs newer than MA |
1962Lowest 2 yrs older than MA |
1976Highest 12 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 min 15% above MA |
31 minLowest 5% above MA |
37 minHighest 26% above MA |
| Work from home | 7.9%±2.5Lowest MA: 18.6% |
8%±2.5 MA: 18.6% |
15.9%±3.8Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #149 of 282 in MA | #271 of 282 in MA | #183 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Whitman-Hanson | Webster | Uxbridge |
| High school in town | Whitman Hanson Regional | Bartlett High School | Uxbridge High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.7Highest |
11.6Lowest |
11.6Lowest |
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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.