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Hanover vs Danvers vs Henniker
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%).
Danvers has the oldest population (median age 45.3).
Henniker has grown the fastest since 2010 (+27.9%).
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 | Danvers | Henniker |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,479 |
28,098Highest |
6,197Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6% U.S.: +7.4% |
+27.9%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 21.8±0.3Lowest 44% below U.S. |
45.3±3Highest 16% above U.S. |
31.1±6.1 20% below U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 9.8%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
17.2%±2Highest U.S.: 22% |
15.3%±3.7 U.S.: 22% |
| Danvers and Henniker are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.6%±3.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
22.6%±2.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
16.5%±6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Danvers and Hanover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 89.2%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
48.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
41.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 49.8%±2.5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4%±1.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
27%±6.5 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $153,281±$26kHighest 90% above U.S. |
$125,395±$10k 55% above U.S. |
$95,206±$21kLowest 18% above U.S. |
| Hanover and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $842,600±$97kHighest 153% above U.S. |
$644,200±$23k 94% above U.S. |
$356,700±$49kLowest 7% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,254±$249Highest 60% above U.S. |
$2,076±$192 47% above U.S. |
$1,081±$164Lowest 23% below U.S. |
| Hanover and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
$6,654Lowest 113% above U.S. |
$8,877 185% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 72%±17.4Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
48.8%±8.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
43.5%±22.6Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Hanover and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8% U.S.: 12.5% |
4.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
11.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 62.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
69.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
64.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Highest 6 yrs older than U.S. |
1963Lowest 17 yrs older than U.S. |
1974Highest 6 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 28% below U.S. |
28 minHighest 8% above U.S. |
20 min 23% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 26.7%±6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
19.3%±3.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
15.5%±5.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Hanover and Danvers 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 | #91 of 282 in MA | #56 of 120 in NH |
| School district | — | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School District · Danvers | Henniker School District |
| High school in town | — | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.8 |
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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.