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Hanover vs Hollis vs North Hampton
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 youngest population (median age 21.8).
Hollis has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.6%).
North Hampton has the oldest population (median age 50.5).
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 | Hollis | North Hampton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,479 |
8,603Highest |
4,543Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.1%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+8.6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+5.5% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 21.8±0.3Lowest 50% below NH |
49.4±5 14% above NH |
50.5±3.3Highest 17% above NH |
| North Hampton and Hollis 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% |
21%±4Highest NH: 18.2% |
19.2%±5.4 NH: 18.2% |
| Hollis and North Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.6%±3.2Lowest NH: 20.1% |
23.3%±4.7 NH: 20.1% |
26%±4.9Highest NH: 20.1% |
| North Hampton and Hollis 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% |
57.3% NH: 40.6% |
54.5%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 49.8%±2.5Highest NH: 6% |
3.6%±1.7 NH: 6% |
2.5%±1.5Lowest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $153,281±$26k 55% above NH |
$168,883±$22kHighest 71% above NH |
$146,458±$29kLowest 48% above NH |
| Hollis and Hanover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $842,600±$97kHighest 109% above NH |
$675,900±$48k 68% above NH |
$670,400±$61kLowest 67% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,254±$249Highest 51% above NH |
$1,598±$302Lowest 7% above NH |
$1,805±$106 21% above NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$8,529Lowest 28% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 72%±17.4Highest NH: 48.2% |
31.3%±19.5 NH: 48.2% |
23.5%±21Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Below poverty line | 8%Highest NH: 7.2% |
1.9%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
2.9% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 62.4%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
91.7%Highest NH: 72.8% |
91.3% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 5 yrs older than NH |
1979 same as NH |
1984Highest 5 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 29% below NH |
27 minHighest about the NH average |
25 min 8% below NH |
| Work from home | 26.7%±6 NH: 16.8% |
29%±6.4Highest NH: 16.8% |
25.9%±6.9Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Hollis and Hanover 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 | #8 of 120 in NH | #12 of 120 in NH |
| School district | — | Hollis School District · Hollis-Brookline Cooperative School District | North Hampton School District |
| High school in town | — | Hollis-Brookline High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.8 |
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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.