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Middleton vs Lynn vs Hanson
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Middleton has the most people working from home (12.5%).
Lynn has the most renters (51.9% rent).
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 | Middleton | Lynn | Hanson |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,816Lowest |
101,709Highest |
10,660 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.8% MA: +7.4% |
+12.1%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+4.2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.1±2Highest 8% above MA |
36.5±1.2Lowest 9% below MA |
42.8±3 7% above MA |
| Middleton and Hanson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
24.1%±1.4Highest MA: 19.4% |
21.6%±3.7 MA: 19.4% |
| Lynn and Hanson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.1%±2.9 MA: 17.9% |
13.7%±0.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
19.7%±3Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Hanson and Middleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.7% MA: 47.3% |
24.1%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
42.6%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1.4Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.4%±0.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.8%±2.2 MA: 7.9% |
| Lynn and Hanson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $167,402±$29kHighest 61% above MA |
$75,043±$3kLowest 28% below MA |
$132,200±$10k 27% above MA |
| Middleton and Hanson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $742,700±$48kHighest 32% above MA |
$510,100±$23kLowest 9% below MA |
$533,900±$36k 5% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,407±$284Lowest 20% below MA |
$1,722±$60 about the MA average |
$1,821±$860Highest 3% above MA |
| Hanson and Lynn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,785Highest 47% above MA |
$5,384Lowest 10% below MA |
$6,402 7% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 25.7%±25.3Lowest MA: 51.8% |
60%±4.1 MA: 51.8% |
69%±33.1Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Hanson and Lynn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.4% MA: 10% |
13.8%Highest MA: 10% |
2.7%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
48.1%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
89% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 22 yrs newer than MA |
1946Lowest 18 yrs older than MA |
1972 8 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minLowest 3% above MA |
32 min 8% above MA |
34 minHighest 15% above MA |
| Work from home | 12.5%±3.4Highest MA: 18.6% |
7.9%±1Lowest MA: 18.6% |
7.9%±2.5Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #71 of 282 in MA | #277 of 282 in MA | #149 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Middleton | Lynn | Whitman-Hanson |
| High school in town | None in town | Lynn English High | Whitman Hanson Regional |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 15.0Highest |
14.7Lowest |
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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.