Compare towns
Canaan vs Hanover vs Antrim
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Canaan has the most affordable homes ($254k median).
Hanover has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.4%).
Antrim has the most kids (19.4% under 18).
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 | Canaan | Hanover | Antrim |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,811 |
11,685Highest |
2,692Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.9%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+5.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+0.5% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 44.4±3.7 about the NH average |
28.7±5.1Lowest 34% below NH |
46.7±3.9Highest 8% above NH |
| Antrim and Canaan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.7%±4.6 NH: 18.2% |
14.4%±2.4Lowest NH: 18.2% |
19.4%±4.8Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Antrim and Canaan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.1%±4.2 NH: 20.1% |
19.7%±2.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
16.8%±3.1Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Hanover and Canaan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.2%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
88.2%Highest NH: 40.6% |
31.7% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7%±2.5 NH: 6% |
36.9%±2.4Highest NH: 6% |
4.4%±2.1Lowest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $81,583±$6kLowest 18% below NH |
$169,583±$36kHighest 71% above NH |
$86,648±$22k 13% below NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $254,000±$26kLowest 37% below NH |
$824,900±$61kHighest 105% above NH |
$298,800±$23k 26% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,140±$90 24% below NH |
$2,253±$217Highest 51% above NH |
$1,040±$177Lowest 30% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,985 10% below NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$5,608Lowest 16% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 74.4%±25.1 NH: 48.2% |
66.4%±17.5Lowest NH: 48.2% |
95.9%±24.2Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Antrim and Canaan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
5.6%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
7.6% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.3% NH: 72.8% |
73.7%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
79.1%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 4 yrs older than NH |
1976Highest 3 yrs older than NH |
1974Lowest 5 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 12% above NH |
20 minLowest 27% below NH |
32 minHighest 19% above NH |
| Work from home | 14.9%±6 NH: 16.8% |
26.4%±5Highest NH: 16.8% |
12.8%±5.3Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #83 of 120 in NH | #1 of 120 in NH | #104 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Mascoma Valley Regional School District | Dresden School District · Hanover School District | Contoocook Valley School District |
| High school in town | Mascoma Valley Regional High School | Hanover High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.3Lowest |
10.7Highest |
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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.