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Danville vs Hanover vs Lee
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Danville has the most affordable homes ($438k median).
Hanover has the most expensive homes ($825k median).
Lee has the most people working from home (27.6%).
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 | Danville | Hanover | Lee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,531Lowest |
11,685Highest |
4,576 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.5%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+5.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+4.4% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 42±4 3% below NH |
28.7±5.1Lowest 34% below NH |
42.9±1.9Highest about the NH average |
| Lee and Danville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.6%±7 NH: 18.2% |
14.4%±2.4Lowest NH: 18.2% |
21.9%±5.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Lee and Danville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.1%±4.8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
19.7%±2.8 NH: 20.1% |
22.6%±6.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Lee and Hanover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.6%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
88.2%Highest NH: 40.6% |
50.6% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.4%±1.3Lowest NH: 6% |
36.9%±2.4Highest NH: 6% |
5.4%±2.6 NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $115,104±$21kLowest 16% above NH |
$169,583±$36kHighest 71% above NH |
$131,579±$54k 33% above NH |
| Hanover and Lee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $437,600±$26kLowest 9% above NH |
$824,900±$61kHighest 105% above NH |
$480,600±$61k 19% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,144±$867Lowest 44% above NH |
$2,253±$217Highest 51% above NH |
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| Hanover and Danville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,504Lowest 28% above NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$9,661 45% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 70.2%±61.6Highest NH: 48.2% |
66.4%±17.5 NH: 48.2% |
38.3%±53.3Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Danville and Hanover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.1%Highest NH: 7.2% |
5.6% NH: 7.2% |
2.6%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 97.4%Highest NH: 72.8% |
73.7%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
95.8% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1993Highest 14 yrs newer than NH |
1976Lowest 3 yrs older than NH |
1987 8 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 30% above NH |
20 minLowest 27% below NH |
28 min about the NH average |
| Work from home | 13.1%±5.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
26.4%±5 NH: 16.8% |
27.6%±8.8Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Lee and Hanover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #40 of 120 in NH | #1 of 120 in NH | #3 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Timberlane Regional School District | Dresden School District · Hanover School District | Oyster River Coop 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.