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Enfield vs Enfield vs Hanover
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Enfield has the most affordable homes ($278k median).
Enfield has the most homeowners (82.1%).
Hanover has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.1%).
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 | Enfield | Enfield | Hanover |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,994Lowest |
4,475 |
8,479Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2% NH: +4.6% |
-2.6%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+5.1%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 58.1±20 34% above NH |
58.3±5.4Highest 35% above NH |
21.8±0.3Lowest 50% below NH |
| Enfield and Enfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 11.5%±8.8Highest NH: 18.2% |
7.9%±4.6Lowest NH: 18.2% |
9.8%±2.2 NH: 18.2% |
| Enfield and Hanover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 33.8%±12.7Highest NH: 20.1% |
30.7%±7.6 NH: 20.1% |
17.6%±3.2Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Enfield and Enfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31.1%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
43% NH: 40.6% |
89.2%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±7.3 NH: 6% |
2.7%±3.4Lowest NH: 6% |
49.8%±2.5Highest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $99,330±$21k about the NH average |
$95,474±$19kLowest 4% below NH |
$153,281±$26kHighest 55% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $277,900±$56kLowest 31% below NH |
$390,800±$71k about the NH average |
$842,600±$97kHighest 109% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,181±$563Lowest 21% below NH |
$2,254±$249Highest 51% above NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,779Lowest 28% below NH |
$6,203 7% below NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 14.6%±17.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
17.8%±16.7 NH: 48.2% |
72%±17.4Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Below poverty line | 23.7%Highest NH: 7.2% |
16.6% NH: 7.2% |
8%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 70.5% NH: 72.8% |
82.1%Highest NH: 72.8% |
62.4%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982 3 yrs newer than NH |
1983Highest 4 yrs newer than NH |
1974Lowest 5 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 19% below NH |
24 minHighest 11% below NH |
19 minLowest 29% below NH |
| Work from home | 10.6%±9.6Lowest NH: 16.8% |
11%±5.7 NH: 16.8% |
26.7%±6Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #5 of 120 in NH | #5 of 120 in NH | #1 of 120 in NH |
| School district | — | Mascoma Valley Regional School District | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.