Hopkinton vs Littleton Common

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

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

Hopkinton has the higher population (3,142 vs 2,838 in Littleton Common). Hopkinton has the higher median household income ($173,750 vs $129,347 in Littleton Common). Hopkinton has the higher median home value ($601,900 vs $551,800 in Littleton Common).

Population, income & housing

	Hopkinton	Littleton Common
Population	3,142	2,838
Median age	50.2 yrs	41.8 yrs
Median household income	$173,750	$129,347
Median home value	$601,900	$551,800
Median gross rent	$1,053	$1,604
Housing units	1,173	1,198
Homeownership rate	80.1%	84.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	66.8%	55.7%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	7.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hopkinton	Littleton Common
Population	3,098 → 3,142 (+1.4%)	3,293 → 2,838 (-13.8%)
Median household income	$112,014 → $173,750 (+55.1%)	$107,907 → $129,347 (+19.9%)
Median home value	$497,400 → $601,900 (+21.0%)	$358,500 → $551,800 (+53.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,653 → $1,053 (-36.3%)	$1,007 → $1,604 (+59.3%)

Hopkinton

Population

3,0983,142

Median household income

$112,014$173,750

Median home value

$497,400$601,900

Median gross rent

$1,653$1,053

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)

	Hopkinton	Littleton Common
Under 5	3.8%	7.8%
5 to 17	20.9%	15.2%
18 to 24	8.7%	4.4%
25 to 34	4.0%	10.7%
35 to 44	7.3%	17.2%
45 to 54	26.3%	14.7%
55 to 64	11.7%	11.4%
65 to 74	8.2%	16.3%
75 and over	9.2%	2.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hopkinton	Littleton Common
White (non-Hispanic)	88.6%	81.7%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.1%	9.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.6%
Two or more races	6.6%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1.5%	4.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hopkinton	Littleton Common
No high school diploma	0.9%	4.0%
High school graduate	17.6%	19.1%
Some college or associate's	14.7%	21.1%
Bachelor's degree	37.1%	22.7%
Graduate or professional degree	29.7%	33.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hopkinton	Littleton Common
Drove alone	77.5%	80.5%
Carpooled	2.2%	2.4%
Public transit	1.2%	3.0%
Walked	2.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.5%	14.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hopkinton	Littleton Common
1-unit, detached	70.7%	85.5%
1-unit, attached	11.4%	4.5%
2 to 4 units	7.7%	7.3%
5 to 19 units	6.6%	2.7%
20 or more units	3.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Hopkinton	Littleton Common
Poverty rate	3.9%	1.1%
Average household size	2.63	2.45
Mean commute (minutes)	33	39
Median year structure built	1954	1958