Compare towns
Andover vs Warner vs Hancock
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Andover has the most homeowners (88.4%).
Warner has the most renters (25.4% rent).
Hancock has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.7%).
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 | Andover | Warner | Hancock |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,135 |
2,959Highest |
1,791Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.5%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+3.7% NH: +4.6% |
+4.7%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 46±11.6 6% above NH |
43.7±4Lowest about the NH average |
53.8±4.5Highest 24% above NH |
| Hancock and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.3%±3.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
17.3%±3.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
15.4%±2.2 NH: 18.2% |
| Warner and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 28.1%±7.7 NH: 20.1% |
20.4%±3.5Lowest NH: 20.1% |
30.2%±2.7Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Hancock and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.7%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
42.4% NH: 40.6% |
53.9%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±2.2Lowest NH: 6% |
5.3%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
4%±1.6 NH: 6% |
| Warner and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $88,514±$27kLowest 11% below NH |
$94,022±$18k 5% below NH |
$95,208±$15kHighest 4% below NH |
| Hancock and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $366,500±$44k 9% below NH |
$353,100±$22kLowest 12% below NH |
$436,700±$22kHighest 8% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,211±$190 19% below NH |
$1,219±$123Highest 18% below NH |
$1,208±$650Lowest 19% below NH |
| Warner and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,962Lowest 11% below NH |
$7,650Highest 15% above NH |
$6,884 3% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.1%±8.3 NH: 48.2% |
48.7%±21.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
32.4%±55.6Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Warner and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.5%Highest NH: 7.2% |
8.4% NH: 7.2% |
4.1%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.4%Highest NH: 72.8% |
74.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
85.6% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 1 yr older than NH |
1975 4 yrs older than NH |
1969Lowest 10 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 28% above NH |
32 minLowest 19% above NH |
33 min 24% above NH |
| Work from home | 11.7%±5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
16.6%±4.8Highest NH: 16.8% |
14.9%±3.2 NH: 16.8% |
| Warner and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Andover School District | Kearsarge Regional School District | Contoocook Valley School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.