Hudson vs Stoneham

A side-by-side comparison of Hudson and Stoneham: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Stoneham has the higher population (22,986 vs 15,610 in Hudson). Stoneham has the higher median household income ($112,635 vs $96,149 in Hudson). Stoneham has the higher median home value ($629,000 vs $457,400 in Hudson).

Population, income & housing

	Hudson	Stoneham
Population	15,610	22,986
Median age	44.3 yrs	42.2 yrs
Median household income	$96,149	$112,635
Median home value	$457,400	$629,000
Median gross rent	$1,417	$1,878
Housing units	7,028	9,832
Homeownership rate	70.1%	71.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	44.9%	54.0%
Unemployment rate	4.9%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hudson	Stoneham
Population	15,346 → 15,610 (+1.7%)	23,223 → 22,986 (-1.0%)
Median household income	$82,431 → $96,149 (+16.6%)	$101,549 → $112,635 (+10.9%)
Median home value	$332,300 → $457,400 (+37.6%)	$494,600 → $629,000 (+27.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,217 → $1,417 (+16.4%)	$1,483 → $1,878 (+26.6%)

Hudson

Population

15,34615,610

Median household income

$82,431$96,149

Median home value

$332,300$457,400

Median gross rent

$1,217$1,417

Stoneham

Population

23,22322,986

Median household income

$101,549$112,635

Median home value

$494,600$629,000

Median gross rent

$1,483$1,878

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hudson	Stoneham
Under 5	5.1%	6.9%
5 to 17	13.7%	13.4%
18 to 24	6.6%	4.5%
25 to 34	11.6%	13.0%
35 to 44	13.6%	17.0%
45 to 54	15.2%	11.4%
55 to 64	14.3%	13.1%
65 to 74	9.9%	10.8%
75 and over	10.0%	9.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hudson	Stoneham
White (non-Hispanic)	80.2%	82.1%
Black or African American	1.2%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	3.4%	7.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.2%	0.3%
Two or more races	5.8%	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino	7.1%	4.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hudson	Stoneham
No high school diploma	10.2%	4.1%
High school graduate	21.6%	23.5%
Some college or associate's	23.3%	18.4%
Bachelor's degree	28.0%	31.7%
Graduate or professional degree	16.9%	22.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hudson	Stoneham
Drove alone	70.6%	70.5%
Carpooled	5.8%	4.7%
Public transit	1.3%	4.1%
Walked	3.5%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	16.4%	19.7%
Other means	2.4%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hudson	Stoneham
1-unit, detached	50.6%	54.1%
1-unit, attached	6.1%	3.8%
2 to 4 units	16.0%	11.6%
5 to 19 units	8.7%	9.6%
20 or more units	15.0%	20.9%
Mobile home & other	3.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Hudson	Stoneham
Poverty rate	5.7%	4.6%
Average household size	2.37	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	27	29
Median year structure built	1968	1965