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Hanover vs Chapman
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hanover has the most people working from home (26.7%).
Chapman has the most kids (27.6% 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 | Hanover | Chapman |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 8,479Highest |
388Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.1% U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 21.8±0.3Lowest 44% below U.S. |
45.7±11.4Highest 17% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 9.8%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
27.6%±5.9Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 17.6%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
27.6%±3.8Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 89.2%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
22.8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 49.8%±2.5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.2%±2.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $153,281±$26kHighest 90% above U.S. |
$93,125±$17kLowest 15% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $842,600±$97kHighest 153% above U.S. |
$185,700±$22kLowest 44% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,254±$249 60% above U.S. |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
$1,850Lowest 41% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 72%±17.4Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Hanover and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 62.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
94.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 6 yrs older than U.S. |
1982Highest 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 28% below U.S. |
23 minHighest 12% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 26.7%±6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
4.8%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #1 of 120 in NH | — |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet |
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.