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Middleborough vs Hanson vs Dracut
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Middleborough has the most people working from home (13.6%).
Hanson has the highest household income ($132k).
Dracut has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.7%).
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.
| Measure | Middleborough | Hanson | Dracut |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 24,505 |
10,660Lowest |
32,574Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.9% MA: +7.4% |
+4.2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+10.7%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.4±2.1Highest 9% above MA |
42.8±3 7% above MA |
41.7±2Lowest 4% above MA |
| Middleborough and Hanson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.8%±2.2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
21.6%±3.7Highest MA: 19.4% |
21.4%±2.4 MA: 19.4% |
| Hanson and Dracut are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.8%±2.1Highest MA: 17.9% |
19.7%±3 MA: 17.9% |
18.2%±2Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Middleborough and Hanson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
42.6%Highest MA: 47.3% |
36.4% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±1.1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.8%±2.2 MA: 7.9% |
5.1%±1.3Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Dracut and Hanson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $97,056±$7kLowest 7% below MA |
$132,200±$10kHighest 27% above MA |
$114,036±$10k 10% above MA |
| Hanson and Dracut are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $468,700±$18kLowest 17% below MA |
$533,900±$36kHighest 5% below MA |
$473,900±$17k 16% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,706±$72Lowest 3% below MA |
$1,821±$860 3% above MA |
$1,839±$130Highest 4% above MA |
| Dracut and Hanson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,023 about the MA average |
$6,402Highest 7% above MA |
$5,375Lowest 10% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.2%±11.4Lowest MA: 51.8% |
69%±33.1Highest MA: 51.8% |
57.6%±7.4 MA: 51.8% |
| Hanson and Dracut are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.2% MA: 10% |
2.7%Lowest MA: 10% |
7.8%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76.9%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
89%Highest MA: 62.5% |
79.8% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 15 yrs newer than MA |
1972Lowest 8 yrs newer than MA |
1975 11 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 7% above MA |
34 minHighest 15% above MA |
30 minLowest 4% above MA |
| Work from home | 13.6%±2.9Highest MA: 18.6% |
7.9%±2.5Lowest MA: 18.6% |
11.4%±2 MA: 18.6% |
| Middleborough and Dracut 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 | #170 of 282 in MA | #149 of 282 in MA | #201 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Middleborough | Whitman-Hanson | Dracut |
| High school in town | Middleborough High | Whitman Hanson Regional | Dracut Senior High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.3Lowest |
14.7Highest |
12.9 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.