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Acworth vs Hanover vs Unity
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Acworth has the most kids (25.9% under 18).
Hanover has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.4%).
Unity has the oldest population (median age 58).
Hanover is a college town. 36.9% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Acworth | Hanover | Unity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 851Lowest |
11,685Highest |
1,375 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.3% NH: +4.6% |
+5.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-9.2%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 47.3±14.5 9% above NH |
28.7±5.1Lowest 34% below NH |
58±4.5Highest 34% above NH |
| Unity and Acworth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 25.9%±16.5Highest NH: 18.2% |
14.4%±2.4 NH: 18.2% |
12%±4.1Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Acworth and Hanover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24%±9.8 NH: 20.1% |
19.7%±2.8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
34.9%±7Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Unity and Acworth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.4% NH: 40.6% |
88.2%Highest NH: 40.6% |
21.6%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±4.2 NH: 6% |
36.9%±2.4Highest NH: 6% |
1%±0.7Lowest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $82,917±$5kLowest 16% below NH |
$169,583±$36kHighest 71% above NH |
$87,500±$16k 12% below NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $273,000±$34kLowest 32% below NH |
$824,900±$61kHighest 105% above NH |
$276,100±$29k 31% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,352±$291Lowest 9% below NH |
$2,253±$217Highest 51% above NH |
$1,625±$804 9% above NH |
| Hanover and Unity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,695Lowest 30% below NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$5,394 19% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
66.4%±17.5Highest NH: 48.2% |
40%±100 NH: 48.2% |
| Hanover and Unity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.3%Highest NH: 7.2% |
5.6%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
6.3% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.5% NH: 72.8% |
73.7%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
94.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963Lowest 16 yrs older than NH |
1976 3 yrs older than NH |
1982Highest 3 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 min 30% above NH |
20 minLowest 27% below NH |
35 minHighest 31% above NH |
| Work from home | 7.1%±4.5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
26.4%±5Highest NH: 16.8% |
9.5%±4 NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #1 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Fall Mountain Regional School District | Dresden School District · Hanover School District | Unity School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Hanover High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.7 |
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NH average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.