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Hull vs Acton vs Hull
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Acton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.6%).
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 | Hull | Acton | Hull |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,138Lowest |
24,155Highest |
10,138Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.1%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+9.6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-2.1%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 56.1±1.8Highest 40% above MA |
44.5±0.8Lowest 11% above MA |
56.1±1.8Highest 40% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 11.4%±2.2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
23.2%±2.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
11.4%±2.2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 26.1%±3.1Highest MA: 17.9% |
17.6%±1.7Lowest MA: 17.9% |
26.1%±3.1Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 50.4%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
79.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
50.4%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±2.2Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.9%±1.2Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.2%±2.2Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Acton and Hull are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $115,485±$14kLowest 11% above MA |
$158,230±$14kHighest 52% above MA |
$115,485±$14kLowest 11% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $646,000±$38kLowest 15% above MA |
$807,300±$20kHighest 44% above MA |
$646,000±$38kLowest 15% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,081±$187Highest 18% above MA |
$1,986±$155Lowest 13% above MA |
$2,081±$187Highest 18% above MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,089Lowest about the MA average |
$10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
$6,089Lowest about the MA average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.8%±14Highest MA: 51.8% |
47.7%±11.3Lowest MA: 51.8% |
52.8%±14Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Below poverty line | 5.8%Highest MA: 10% |
3.4%Lowest MA: 10% |
5.8%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.6%Highest MA: 62.5% |
74.9%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
79.6%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1946Lowest 18 yrs older than MA |
1974Highest 10 yrs newer than MA |
1946Lowest 18 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minLowest 14% above MA |
35 minHighest 19% above MA |
33 minLowest 14% above MA |
| Work from home | 19.7%±4.3Lowest MA: 18.6% |
35.9%±4.6Highest MA: 18.6% |
19.7%±4.3Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #66 of 282 in MA | #13 of 282 in MA | #66 of 282 in MA |
| School district | — | Acton-Boxborough | Hull |
| High school in town | — | Acton-Boxborough Regional High | Hull High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 13.5Highest |
8.8Lowest |
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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.