Compare towns
Enfield vs Hanover vs Wolfeboro
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 ($391k median).
Hanover has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.1%).
Wolfeboro has the most kids (13.7% under 18).
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 | Hanover | Wolfeboro |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,475Lowest |
8,479Highest |
6,571 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.6%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+5.1%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+2.3% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 58.3±5.4Highest 35% above NH |
21.8±0.3Lowest 50% below NH |
57±1.8 32% above NH |
| Enfield and Wolfeboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 7.9%±4.6Lowest NH: 18.2% |
9.8%±2.2 NH: 18.2% |
13.7%±3.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Wolfeboro and Hanover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 30.7%±7.6 NH: 20.1% |
17.6%±3.2Lowest NH: 20.1% |
34.6%±5.2Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Wolfeboro and Enfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
89.2%Highest NH: 40.6% |
45% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±3.4Lowest NH: 6% |
49.8%±2.5Highest NH: 6% |
2.8%±1.8 NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $95,474±$19k 4% below NH |
$153,281±$26kHighest 55% above NH |
$94,375±$22kLowest 5% below NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $390,800±$71kLowest about the NH average |
$842,600±$97kHighest 109% above NH |
$546,500±$60k 36% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,181±$563 21% below NH |
$2,254±$249Highest 51% above NH |
$1,103±$76Lowest 26% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,203 7% below NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$4,531Lowest 32% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 17.8%±16.7 NH: 48.2% |
72%±17.4Highest NH: 48.2% |
12%±11.6Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Below poverty line | 16.6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
8%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
8.2% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1%Highest NH: 72.8% |
62.4%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
78.1% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 4 yrs newer than NH |
1974Lowest 5 yrs older than NH |
1982 3 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minHighest 11% below NH |
19 minLowest 29% below NH |
24 min 11% below NH |
| Work from home | 11%±5.7Lowest NH: 16.8% |
26.7%±6Highest NH: 16.8% |
22.9%±6.6 NH: 16.8% |
| Hanover and Wolfeboro 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 | #5 of 120 in NH | #1 of 120 in NH | #46 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Mascoma Valley Regional School District | — | Governor Wentworth Regional School District |
| High school in town | None in town | — | Kingswood Regional High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 11.1 |
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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.