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Hanover, MA vs Cohasset, MA

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Highlights
- Household income in Cohasset, is 5% more than it is in Hanover and is 56% above the National Average.
- Hanover unemployment rate is 5.6%.
- Cohasset unemployment rate is 4.9%.
 Hanover, MACohasset, MAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock4.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth41.9%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.1%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$59,268  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$156,689$69,021
 Family Median Income$165,064  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Hanover, MACohasset, MAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock7.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.2%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock3.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K2.1%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock2.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K1.6%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock3.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.1%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock15.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K16.1%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock43.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Hanover, MACohasset, MAUnited States
 Management, business, finance28.7%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock6.7%6.5%
 Community, social services1.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock5.1%1.2%
 Education, library5.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock0.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.1%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock6.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.2%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock0.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.6%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.3%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock1.7%13.1%
Reviews for Hanover    2 Reviews

Nice suburb with good size lots and mostly very nice homes. Few drawbacks....not enough street lights and not enough sidewalks on the streets! Also the lower half of  More

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Great town, great schools but couple of drawbacks. They don't have enough street lights and sidewalks on their streets. Also, the lower half of Route 53 is dumpy!!   More

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Reviews for Cohasset    1 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

My husband and I moved here with our 2 teen daughters 5 years ago. You couldnt find a more quaint, truly lovely coastal town, craggy coastline, beaches and all. The  More

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