Hanscom AFB vs Littleton Common

A side-by-side comparison of Hanscom AFB and Littleton Common: population, income, housing, and more.

Hanscom AFB and Littleton Common are places in Massachusetts. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Littleton Common has the higher population (2,838 vs 1,745 in Hanscom AFB). Littleton Common has the higher median household income ($129,347 vs $101,194 in Hanscom AFB). Since 2019, Littleton Common's population has grown faster (-13.8% vs -14.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Hanscom AFB	Littleton Common
Population	1,745	2,838
Median age	27.9 yrs	41.8 yrs
Median household income	$101,194	$129,347
Median home value	—	$551,800
Median gross rent	$3,501	$1,604
Housing units	495	1,198
Homeownership rate	0.0%	84.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	39.8%	55.7%
Unemployment rate	1.1%	7.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hanscom AFB	Littleton Common
Population	2,045 → 1,745 (-14.7%)	3,293 → 2,838 (-13.8%)
Median household income	$108,056 → $101,194 (-6.4%)	$107,907 → $129,347 (+19.9%)
Median home value	—	$358,500 → $551,800 (+53.9%)
Median gross rent	$3,143 → $3,501 (+11.4%)	$1,007 → $1,604 (+59.3%)

Hanscom AFB

Population

2,0451,745

Median household income

$108,056$101,194

Median gross rent

$3,143$3,501

Littleton Common

Population

3,2932,838

Median household income

$107,907$129,347

Median home value

$358,500$551,800

Median gross rent

$1,007$1,604

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hanscom AFB	Littleton Common
Under 5	13.9%	7.8%
5 to 17	28.3%	15.2%
18 to 24	6.0%	4.4%
25 to 34	15.5%	10.7%
35 to 44	26.2%	17.2%
45 to 54	4.2%	14.7%
55 to 64	6.0%	11.4%
65 to 74	0.0%	16.3%
75 and over	0.0%	2.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hanscom AFB	Littleton Common
White (non-Hispanic)	34.9%	81.7%
Black or African American	0.7%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	16.3%	9.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	4.2%	0.6%
Two or more races	1.0%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	42.9%	4.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hanscom AFB	Littleton Common
No high school diploma	0.0%	4.0%
High school graduate	6.6%	19.1%
Some college or associate's	53.6%	21.1%
Bachelor's degree	14.1%	22.7%
Graduate or professional degree	25.6%	33.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hanscom AFB	Littleton Common
Drove alone	81.0%	80.5%
Carpooled	0.9%	2.4%
Public transit	2.2%	3.0%
Walked	1.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.8%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.9%	14.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hanscom AFB	Littleton Common
1-unit, detached	29.7%	85.5%
1-unit, attached	40.2%	4.5%
2 to 4 units	30.1%	7.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Hanscom AFB	Littleton Common
Poverty rate	0.0%	1.1%
Average household size	3.40	2.45
Mean commute (minutes)	17	39
Median year structure built	1972	1958