Hanscom AFB vs Townsend

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

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

Hanscom AFB has the higher population (1,745 vs 1,082 in Townsend). Hanscom AFB has the higher median household income ($101,194 vs $56,726 in Townsend). Since 2019, Hanscom AFB's population has grown faster (-14.7% vs -17.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Hanscom AFB	Townsend
Population	1,745	1,082
Median age	27.9 yrs	49.2 yrs
Median household income	$101,194	$56,726
Median home value	—	$344,400
Median gross rent	$3,501	$947
Housing units	495	471
Homeownership rate	0.0%	49.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	39.8%	29.9%
Unemployment rate	1.1%	2.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hanscom AFB	Townsend
Population	2,045 → 1,745 (-14.7%)	1,310 → 1,082 (-17.4%)
Median household income	$108,056 → $101,194 (-6.4%)	$72,500 → $56,726 (-21.8%)
Median home value	—	$234,000 → $344,400 (+47.2%)
Median gross rent	$3,143 → $3,501 (+11.4%)	$773 → $947 (+22.5%)

Hanscom AFB

Population

2,0451,745

Median household income

$108,056$101,194

Median gross rent

$3,143$3,501

Townsend

Population

1,3101,082

Median household income

$72,500$56,726

Median home value

$234,000$344,400

Median gross rent

$773$947

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hanscom AFB	Townsend
Under 5	13.9%	4.8%
5 to 17	28.3%	13.6%
18 to 24	6.0%	9.1%
25 to 34	15.5%	10.7%
35 to 44	26.2%	6.0%
45 to 54	4.2%	26.3%
55 to 64	6.0%	11.5%
65 to 74	0.0%	10.4%
75 and over	0.0%	7.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hanscom AFB	Townsend
White (non-Hispanic)	34.9%	76.1%
Black or African American	0.7%	7.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	16.3%	3.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	4.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.0%	5.7%
Hispanic or Latino	42.9%	7.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hanscom AFB	Townsend
No high school diploma	0.0%	12.2%
High school graduate	6.6%	25.1%
Some college or associate's	53.6%	32.7%
Bachelor's degree	14.1%	18.5%
Graduate or professional degree	25.6%	11.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hanscom AFB	Townsend
Drove alone	81.0%	55.9%
Carpooled	0.9%	9.1%
Public transit	2.2%	3.0%
Walked	1.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.8%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.9%	27.6%
Other means	0.0%	4.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hanscom AFB	Townsend
1-unit, detached	29.7%	52.7%
1-unit, attached	40.2%	1.9%
2 to 4 units	30.1%	0.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	15.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	29.3%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Hanscom AFB	Townsend
Poverty rate	0.0%	15.2%
Average household size	3.40	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	17	37
Median year structure built	1972	1973