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Hanover vs Hillsborough vs Newmarket
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hanover has the most expensive homes ($843k median).
Hillsborough has the most homeowners (92.3%).
Newmarket has the most renters (47.1% rent).
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 | Hillsborough | Newmarket |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,479 |
5,980Lowest |
9,463Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.1% NH: +4.6% |
-1.2%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+5.5%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 21.8±0.3Lowest 50% below NH |
40.9±4.6 6% below NH |
41.2±1.9Highest 5% below NH |
| Newmarket and Hillsborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 9.8%±2.2Lowest NH: 18.2% |
17.4%±4.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
15.6%±2.7 NH: 18.2% |
| Hillsborough and Newmarket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.6%±3.2Highest NH: 20.1% |
16.4%±3.9 NH: 20.1% |
16.1%±2.8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Hanover and Hillsborough 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 NH: 40.6% |
23.9%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
49.7% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 49.8%±2.5Highest NH: 6% |
2.6%±1.6Lowest NH: 6% |
5.6%±1.9 NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $153,281±$26kHighest 55% above NH |
$84,495±$12kLowest 15% below NH |
$100,845±$13k about the NH average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $842,600±$97kHighest 109% above NH |
$272,300±$16kLowest 32% below NH |
$455,000±$22k 13% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,254±$249Highest 51% above NH |
$1,198±$390Lowest 20% below NH |
$1,671±$69 12% above NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$5,815Lowest 13% below NH |
$8,734 31% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 72%±17.4Highest NH: 48.2% |
61.7%±23.1 NH: 48.2% |
46.3%±8.3Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Hanover and Hillsborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8%Highest NH: 7.2% |
6% NH: 7.2% |
4.6%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 62.4% NH: 72.8% |
92.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
52.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 5 yrs older than NH |
1974Lowest 5 yrs older than NH |
1983Highest 4 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 29% below NH |
41 minHighest 54% above NH |
28 min 6% above NH |
| Work from home | 26.7%±6Highest NH: 16.8% |
14%±5.2Lowest NH: 16.8% |
17.3%±3.3 NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #1 of 120 in NH | #97 of 120 in NH | #39 of 120 in NH |
| School district | — | Hillsboro-Deering Cooperative School District | Newmarket School District |
| High school in town | — | Hillsboro-Deering High School | Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.5Lowest |
9.9Highest |
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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.