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Glover vs Hanover vs Greensboro
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Glover has the most kids (22.3% under 18).
Hanover has the most expensive homes ($825k median).
Greensboro has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.4%).
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 | Glover | Hanover | Greensboro |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,051 |
11,685Highest |
633Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+5.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 48.4±5.9 24% above U.S. |
28.7±5.1Lowest 26% below U.S. |
54.8±5.1Highest 41% above U.S. |
| Greensboro and Glover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.3%±5Highest U.S.: 22% |
14.4%±2.4 U.S.: 22% |
12.6%±5.6Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 24.2%±3.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
19.7%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
37.1%±4.4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.5%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
88.2%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
56.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±3.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
36.9%±2.4Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
6.8%±2.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $73,839±$18kLowest 9% below U.S. |
$169,583±$36kHighest 110% above U.S. |
$91,750±$18k 14% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $264,700±$34kLowest 20% below U.S. |
$824,900±$61kHighest 148% above U.S. |
$392,400±$59k 18% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $973±$130Lowest 31% below U.S. |
$2,253±$217Highest 59% above U.S. |
$1,113±$58 21% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,234Lowest 4% above U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
$5,786 86% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.3%±64.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
66.4%±17.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
27.5%±49.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Hanover and Glover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
5.6%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.1%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
73.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
81.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968Lowest 12 yrs older than U.S. |
1976Highest 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1973 7 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 40 minHighest 50% above U.S. |
20 minLowest 26% below U.S. |
32 min 21% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 16.8%±5.9 U.S.: 15.1% |
26.4%±5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
14%±5.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Hanover and Glover 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 | — | #1 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Lake Region Union Elementary Middle School District | Dresden School District · Hanover School District | Mountain View Union Elementary School District #94 |
| High school in town | None in town | Hanover High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.7 |
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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.