What stands out worked out from the figures below

Arrowsic has the highest household income ($99k).

Hanover has the most affordable homes ($335k median).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Arrowsic	Hanover
People
Population	597Highest	276Lowest
Median age	50.3±8.7Lowest 12% above ME	53.3±10.3Highest 19% above ME
	Hanover and Arrowsic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	22.4%±7.8Highest ME: 18.1%	15.9%±9.8Lowest ME: 18.1%
	Arrowsic and Hanover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	31.8%±11.2Highest ME: 22.4%	21.7%±12.6Lowest ME: 22.4%
	Arrowsic and Hanover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	64.7%Highest ME: 36.2%	44.7%Lowest ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	3.2%±2.7Lowest ME: 5.8%	4.7%±4Highest ME: 5.8%
	Hanover and Arrowsic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$99,107±$27kHighest 33% above ME	$55,417±$52kLowest 26% below ME
	Arrowsic and Hanover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$584,200±$150kHighest 97% above ME	$334,500±$36kLowest 13% above ME
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,600±$412 40% above ME	—
Property taxmedian, yearly	$3,521Highest 16% above ME	$2,492Lowest 18% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	0%±100 ME: 48.4%	0%±100 ME: 48.4%
Below poverty line	16.1%Lowest ME: 10.7%	18.8%Highest ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	95.3%Highest ME: 74.3%	91.8%Lowest ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year	1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME	1982Lowest 5 yrs newer than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	29 minHighest 20% above ME	22 minLowest 9% below ME
Work from home	20.6%±9Lowest ME: 15.9%	25%±19.2Highest ME: 15.9%
	Hanover and Arrowsic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
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ME 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.