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Orange vs Hanson vs Warren
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Orange has the most affordable homes ($246k median).
Hanson has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.2%).
Warren has the most renters (35.5% 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 | Orange | Hanson | Warren |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,573 |
10,660Highest |
5,009Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.4%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+4.2%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-3.1% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.8±2.2 4% above MA |
42.8±3Highest 7% above MA |
38.7±7.3Lowest 3% below MA |
| Hanson and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.2%±3.8Highest MA: 19.4% |
21.6%±3.7 MA: 19.4% |
20.8%±8Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Orange and Hanson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.3%±3.1Highest MA: 17.9% |
19.7%±3 MA: 17.9% |
14.6%±4.5Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Orange and Hanson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 15.7%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
42.6%Highest MA: 47.3% |
23.2% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±0.9Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.8%±2.2Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.9%±2.1 MA: 7.9% |
| Hanson and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $55,824±$10kLowest 46% below MA |
$132,200±$10kHighest 27% above MA |
$66,082±$6k 36% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $245,900±$18kLowest 56% below MA |
$533,900±$36kHighest 5% below MA |
$333,700±$35k 41% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $775±$233Lowest 56% below MA |
$1,821±$860Highest 3% above MA |
$890±$174 49% below MA |
| Hanson and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,136Lowest 31% below MA |
$6,402Highest 7% above MA |
$4,530 24% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41%±11.9 MA: 51.8% |
69%±33.1Highest MA: 51.8% |
29.7%±18.4Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Hanson and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 22.4%Highest MA: 10% |
2.7%Lowest MA: 10% |
9% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 70% MA: 62.5% |
89%Highest MA: 62.5% |
64.5%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966Lowest 2 yrs newer than MA |
1972 8 yrs newer than MA |
1975Highest 11 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minLowest 13% above MA |
34 minHighest 15% above MA |
33 min 13% above MA |
| Work from home | 6.6%±2.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
7.9%±2.5 MA: 18.6% |
8.5%±5.4Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Warren and Hanson 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 | #275 of 282 in MA | #149 of 282 in MA | #165 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Orange · Ralph C Mahar | Whitman-Hanson | Quaboag Regional |
| High school in town | Ralph C Mahar Regional | Whitman Hanson Regional | Quaboag Regional High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.0Lowest |
14.7Highest |
10.0 |
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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.