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Enfield vs Hanover vs Canaan
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 oldest population (median age 58.1).
Hanover has the most expensive homes ($825k median).
Canaan has the most affordable homes ($254k 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 | Enfield | Hanover | Canaan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,994Lowest |
11,685Highest |
3,811 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2% NH: +4.6% |
+5.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-2.9%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 58.1±20Highest 34% above NH |
28.7±5.1Lowest 34% below NH |
44.4±3.7 about the NH average |
| Enfield and Canaan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 11.5%±8.8Lowest NH: 18.2% |
14.4%±2.4 NH: 18.2% |
14.7%±4.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Canaan 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% |
19.7%±2.8 NH: 20.1% |
19.1%±4.2Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Enfield and Hanover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31.1% NH: 40.6% |
88.2%Highest NH: 40.6% |
28.2%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±7.3Lowest NH: 6% |
36.9%±2.4Highest NH: 6% |
7%±2.5 NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $99,330±$21k about the NH average |
$169,583±$36kHighest 71% above NH |
$81,583±$6kLowest 18% below NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $277,900±$56k 31% below NH |
$824,900±$61kHighest 105% above NH |
$254,000±$26kLowest 37% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $2,253±$217Highest 51% above NH |
$1,140±$90Lowest 24% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,779Lowest 28% below NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$5,985 10% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 14.6%±17.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
66.4%±17.5 NH: 48.2% |
74.4%±25.1Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Canaan and Hanover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 23.7%Highest NH: 7.2% |
5.6%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
13.6% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 70.5%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
73.7% NH: 72.8% |
77.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 3 yrs newer than NH |
1976 3 yrs older than NH |
1975Lowest 4 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 19% below NH |
20 minLowest 27% below NH |
30 minHighest 12% above NH |
| Work from home | 10.6%±9.6Lowest NH: 16.8% |
26.4%±5Highest NH: 16.8% |
14.9%±6 NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #5 of 120 in NH | #1 of 120 in NH | #83 of 120 in NH |
| School district | — | Dresden School District · Hanover School District | Mascoma Valley Regional School District |
| High school in town | — | Hanover High School | Mascoma Valley Regional High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.7Highest |
10.3Lowest |
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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.