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Wellesley, MA vs Hanover, MA

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- Hanover is 0% more densely populated than Wellesley.
- People are 13.4% more likely to be married in Hanover.
- The Median Age is 5.6 years older in Hanover.
 Wellesley, MAHanover, MAUnited States
 Population  Unlock14,742329,725,481
 Female Population56.7%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population43.3%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock40.938.4
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 Population - 201028,046  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock13,164285,036,114
 Population - 199026,615  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock11.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now7.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock944.593.4
 Land Area10.0  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Wellesley, MAHanover, MAUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.6%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.8%6.1%
 Age 10 to 149.0%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock6.4%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2013.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.6%5.2%
 Age 25 to 344.3%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.1%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5414.6%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.7%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.4%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.8%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.6%1.9%
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 Race
 Wellesley, MAHanover, MAUnited States
 White74.7%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.4%12.2%
 Asian13.2%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.2%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock1.3%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Wellesley, MAHanover, MAUnited States
 Married Population54.2%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock59.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock38.6%50.2%
 Never Married37.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock4.5%10.8%
 Widowed4.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock3.082.60
 Households8,668  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock3,93780,755,759
     Married couple, w/children46.9%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock39.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,868  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock5.9%15.8%
     Single householder, no children3.5%  Unlock10.8%
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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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