Hanscom AFBMA
A town of 2,110 in Massachusetts.
Is Hanscom AFB a good place to live?
Hanscom AFB’s typical rent is $3,408 a month, against $1,683 a month in Massachusetts’ towns and $1,185 a month across U.S. towns. Only one of the 284 Massachusetts towns we compare has a lower age of the median resident than Hanscom AFB. Hanscom AFB’s concentration of trails is 0.1 miles per square mile, below both Massachusetts’ towns (1.8) and U.S. towns (0.4). We don’t grade Hanscom AFB yet; the figures below are still real.
100% of working residents leave Hanscom AFB for work
Where Hanscom AFB’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Fenway Park and 177 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Hanscom AFB. Close and well known come first.
Big draw12 mi Stadium & arenaFenway Park
Big draw25 mi Stadium & arenaGillette Stadium
4 mi LakeWalden Pond
Big draw12 mi MuseumIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum
10 mi Stadium & arenaHarvard Stadium
13 mi AttractionFreedom TrailPhoto credits
Fenway Park: Gatorfan252525, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Gillette Stadium: Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Walden Pond: Victorgrigas, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum: Sean Dungan, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Harvard Stadium: Nick Allen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Freedom Trail: Ingfbruno, CC BY-SA 3.0
Moving to Hanscom AFB: who provides what
Hanscom AFB is unincorporated, so Middlesex County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Hanscom AFB.
Very low risk in Hanscom AFB, with inland flooding at the top
Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in 92% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects in Hanscom AFB, 59% come from inland flooding and 13% from hurricanes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Hanscom AFB has 0.4 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work
The typical journey to work in Hanscom AFB is 23 minutes. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Hanscom AFB dropped by 226, to 265. The top destinations are Boston (26%), Cambridge (9%) and Waltham (5%). For half of commuters, work is under 12 miles away.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Hanscom AFB
In July, afternoons reach 84°; in January, nights fall to 18°, and about 59 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Hanscom AFB stands out in Massachusetts and nationally, with more of its adults who binge drink
Hanscom AFB: nearly one in ten adults say their health is fair or poor. Only one of the 280 Massachusetts towns we compare has a lower share of adults who get no exercise outside work than Hanscom AFB. Against the Massachusetts average, Hanscom AFB comes out ahead on 18 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 4.
| Hanscom AFB | Massachusetts towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 4% | 9.3% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 7.1% | 12% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 17% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 32% | 35% |
| What stands out | Hanscom AFB | MA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 1.8% | 5.8% |
| Fewer adults with COPD | 2% | 5.9% |
| More binge drinkers | 22.9% | 17% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Compared with most of Massachusetts and the rest of the country, less of Hanscom AFB is conserved land
Hanscom AFB has 4 parks and preserves, 33 acres in all.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. FIt Trail Park and Playground | — | 16 |
| 2. Flightline Park | — | 8 |
| 3. Minute Man National Historical Park | 0.1 mi | 6 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Hanscom AFB
Colleges nearby
47 within 15 miles of the center of Hanscom AFB
About 12 of every 100 Hanscom AFB residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across Massachusetts.
Questions about Hanscom AFB
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Hanscom AFB, MA a good place to live?
We don’t grade Hanscom AFB yet; the figures below are still real.