What stands out worked out from the figures below

Hancock has the most homeowners (85.6%).

Nashua has the most renters (44.2% rent).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Hancock	Nashua
People
Population	1,791Lowest	91,294Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	+4.7%Lowest NH: +4.6%	+5.6%Highest NH: +4.6%
Median age	53.8±4.5Highest 24% above NH	40±1.3Lowest 8% below NH
Kids under 18	15.4%±2.2Lowest NH: 18.2%	18.6%±1.2Highest NH: 18.2%
	Nashua and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	30.2%±2.7Highest NH: 20.1%	16.9%±1Lowest NH: 20.1%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	53.9%Highest NH: 40.6%	41.2%Lowest NH: 40.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	4%±1.6Lowest NH: 6%	5%±0.6Highest NH: 6%
	Nashua and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$95,208±$15kLowest 4% below NH	$96,326±$5kHighest about the NH average
	Nashua and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$436,700±$22kHighest 8% above NH	$403,900±$11kLowest about the NH average
	Hancock and Nashua are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,208±$650Lowest 19% below NH	$1,737±$41Highest 16% above NH
	Nashua and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$6,884Highest 3% above NH	$6,799Lowest about the NH average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	32.4%±55.6Lowest NH: 48.2%	45.8%±4.2Highest NH: 48.2%
	Nashua and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	4.1%Lowest NH: 7.2%	7.8%Highest NH: 7.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	85.6%Highest NH: 72.8%	55.8%Lowest NH: 72.8%
Typical home builtmedian year	1969Lowest 10 yrs older than NH	1975Highest 4 yrs older than NH
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	33 minHighest 24% above NH	26 minLowest about the NH average
Work from home	14.9%±3.2Lowest NH: 16.8%	17.4%±1.6Highest NH: 16.8%
	Nashua and Hancock 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	—	#67 of 120 in NH
School district	Contoocook Valley School District	Nashua School District
High school in town	None in town	Nashua High School South
Students per teacherat that high school	—	12.8
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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.