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Enfield vs Hanover vs Enfield
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).
Hanover has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.4%).
Enfield has the most homeowners (82.1%).
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 | Enfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,994Lowest |
11,685Highest |
4,475 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2% NH: +4.6% |
+5.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-2.6%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 58.1±20 34% above NH |
28.7±5.1Lowest 34% below NH |
58.3±5.4Highest 35% above 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%±8.8 NH: 18.2% |
14.4%±2.4Highest NH: 18.2% |
7.9%±4.6Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Hanover and Enfield 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%±2.8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
30.7%±7.6 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% |
88.2%Highest NH: 40.6% |
43% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±7.3 NH: 6% |
36.9%±2.4Highest NH: 6% |
2.7%±3.4Lowest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $99,330±$21k about the NH average |
$169,583±$36kHighest 71% above NH |
$95,474±$19kLowest 4% below NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $277,900±$56kLowest 31% below NH |
$824,900±$61kHighest 105% above NH |
$390,800±$71k about the NH average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $2,253±$217Highest 51% above NH |
$1,181±$563Lowest 21% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,779Lowest 28% below NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$6,203 7% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 14.6%±17.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
66.4%±17.5Highest NH: 48.2% |
17.8%±16.7 NH: 48.2% |
| Below poverty line | 23.7%Highest NH: 7.2% |
5.6%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
16.6% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 70.5%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
73.7% NH: 72.8% |
82.1%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982 3 yrs newer than NH |
1976Lowest 3 yrs older than NH |
1983Highest 4 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 19% below NH |
20 minLowest 27% below NH |
24 minHighest 11% below NH |
| Work from home | 10.6%±9.6Lowest NH: 16.8% |
26.4%±5Highest NH: 16.8% |
11%±5.7 NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #5 of 120 in NH | #1 of 120 in NH | #5 of 120 in NH |
| School district | — | Dresden School District · Hanover School District | Mascoma Valley Regional School District |
| High school 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.