Compare towns
Eliot vs Concord vs Hanover
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Eliot has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.3%).
Concord has the most affordable homes ($351k median).
Hanover has the most expensive homes ($843k median).
Hanover is a college town. 49.8% 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 | Eliot | Concord | Hanover |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,146Lowest |
44,375Highest |
8,479 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+5.1% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 50.8±5.9Highest 31% above U.S. |
40.7±1.3 5% above U.S. |
21.8±0.3Lowest 44% below U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 16.3%±3.9 U.S.: 22% |
17.2%±1.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
9.8%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Concord and Eliot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.8%±6.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.7%±1.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
17.6%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
42.3%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
89.2%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
6%±0.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
49.8%±2.5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $101,522±$10k 26% above U.S. |
$84,902±$5kLowest 5% above U.S. |
$153,281±$26kHighest 90% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $498,900±$62k 50% above U.S. |
$350,900±$13kLowest 5% above U.S. |
$842,600±$97kHighest 153% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,948±$471 38% above U.S. |
$1,441±$43Lowest about the U.S. average |
$2,254±$249Highest 60% above U.S. |
| Hanover and Eliot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,549Lowest 46% above U.S. |
$7,227 132% above U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55.1%±20.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
44.1%±5.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
72%±17.4Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Hanover and Eliot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
8% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.8%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
56.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
62.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 1 yr older than U.S. |
1969Lowest 11 yrs older than U.S. |
1974 6 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 15% below U.S. |
23 minHighest 13% below U.S. |
19 minLowest 28% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 17.4%±4.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
14.1%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
26.7%±6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Hanover and Eliot 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 | #19 of 133 in ME | #89 of 120 in NH | #1 of 120 in NH |
| School district | RSU 35/MSAD 35 | Concord School District · Merrimack Valley School District | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Concord High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 13.0 |
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U.S. 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.