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Hanover vs Marlow
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 people working from home (26.7%).
Marlow has the oldest population (median age 52.8).
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 | Marlow |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 8,479Highest |
855Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.1%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+0.9%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 21.8±0.3Lowest 50% below NH |
52.8±11.7Highest 22% above NH |
| Kids under 18 | 9.8%±2.2Lowest NH: 18.2% |
20.5%±6.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 17.6%±3.2Lowest NH: 20.1% |
30.5%±5.7Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 89.2%Highest NH: 40.6% |
33.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 49.8%±2.5Highest NH: 6% |
3.3%±2.2Lowest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $153,281±$26kHighest 55% above NH |
$110,455±$12kLowest 12% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $842,600±$97kHighest 109% above NH |
$325,400±$49kLowest 19% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,254±$249Highest 51% above NH |
$1,154±$160Lowest 23% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$5,826Lowest 13% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 72%±17.4Highest NH: 48.2% |
18.2%±95.1Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Hanover and Marlow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 8%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
8.9%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 62.4%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
92.6%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 5 yrs older than NH |
1981Highest 2 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 29% below NH |
35 minHighest 31% above NH |
| Work from home | 26.7%±6Highest NH: 16.8% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #1 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | — | Marlow School District |
| High school in town | — | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.