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Dublin vs Hanover vs Temple
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Dublin has the most kids (21.4% under 18).
Hanover has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.4%).
Temple has the most affordable homes ($401k median).
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 | Dublin | Hanover | Temple |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,688 |
11,685Highest |
1,363Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.1%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+5.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+1.2% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 49.3±8.4 14% above NH |
28.7±5.1Lowest 34% below NH |
49.5±7.3Highest 14% above NH |
| Temple and Dublin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.4%±3Highest NH: 18.2% |
14.4%±2.4 NH: 18.2% |
14.3%±3.5Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 25%±4.7Highest NH: 20.1% |
19.7%±2.8 NH: 20.1% |
17.8%±2.8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Dublin and Hanover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 45.8% NH: 40.6% |
88.2%Highest NH: 40.6% |
36.5%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±3.9 NH: 6% |
36.9%±2.4Highest NH: 6% |
1.7%±1.1Lowest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $104,659±$14k 6% above NH |
$169,583±$36kHighest 71% above NH |
$94,107±$15kLowest 5% below NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $430,500±$72k 7% above NH |
$824,900±$61kHighest 105% above NH |
$401,000±$27kLowest about the NH average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,325±$165 11% below NH |
$2,253±$217Highest 51% above NH |
$1,169±$523Lowest 22% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,165 22% above NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$6,983Lowest 5% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 29.2%±8.9Lowest NH: 48.2% |
66.4%±17.5Highest NH: 48.2% |
30.2%±54.1 NH: 48.2% |
| Hanover and Temple are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.7%Highest NH: 7.2% |
5.6%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
9.4% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.2%Highest NH: 72.8% |
73.7%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
82.2% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968Lowest 11 yrs older than NH |
1976 3 yrs older than NH |
1982Highest 3 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min about the NH average |
20 minLowest 27% below NH |
37 minHighest 37% above NH |
| Work from home | 22%±10.8 NH: 16.8% |
26.4%±5Highest NH: 16.8% |
16.9%±5.6Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Hanover and Dublin 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 | — | #1 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Contoocook Valley School District | Dresden School District · Hanover School District | Contoocook Valley 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.