Compare towns
Middleton vs North Andover 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 highest household income ($167k).
North Andover has the most people working from home (20.3%).
Hanson has the most affordable homes ($534k median).
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 | North Andover | Hanson |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,816Lowest |
31,490Highest |
10,660 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.8% MA: +7.4% |
+9%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+4.2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.1±2Highest 8% above MA |
39.6±2Lowest about the MA average |
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% |
21.2%±2.1 MA: 19.4% |
21.6%±3.7Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Hanson and North Andover 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% |
17%±1.9Lowest 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%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
61.1%Highest MA: 47.3% |
42.6% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1.4Lowest MA: 7.9% |
11%±2.4Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.8%±2.2 MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $167,402±$29kHighest 61% above MA |
$140,670±$9k 35% above MA |
$132,200±$10kLowest 27% above MA |
| Middleton and North Andover 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 |
$732,900±$37k 30% above MA |
$533,900±$36kLowest 5% below MA |
| Middleton and North Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,407±$284Lowest 20% below MA |
$2,223±$223Highest 26% above MA |
$1,821±$860 3% above MA |
| North Andover and Hanson 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 |
$7,767 30% above MA |
$6,402Lowest 7% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 25.7%±25.3Lowest MA: 51.8% |
53%±9 MA: 51.8% |
69%±33.1Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Hanson and North Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.4% MA: 10% |
9.4%Highest MA: 10% |
2.7%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
69.8%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
89% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 22 yrs newer than MA |
1979 15 yrs newer than MA |
1972Lowest 8 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minLowest 3% above MA |
32 min 9% above MA |
34 minHighest 15% above MA |
| Work from home | 12.5%±3.4 MA: 18.6% |
20.3%±2.5Highest MA: 18.6% |
7.9%±2.5Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #71 of 282 in MA | #98 of 282 in MA | #149 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Middleton | North Andover | Whitman-Hanson |
| High school in town | None in town | North Andover High | Whitman Hanson Regional |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 13.3Lowest |
14.7Highest |
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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.