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Hanover vs Sharon
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 expensive homes ($843k median).
Sharon has the most kids (21% 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 | Sharon |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 8,479Highest |
1,577Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.1%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 21.8±0.3Lowest 44% below U.S. |
45.6±7.7Highest 17% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 9.8%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
21%±5Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 17.6%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
25.1%±3.6Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 89.2%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
37.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 49.8%±2.5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.5%±0.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $153,281±$26kHighest 90% above U.S. |
$84,375±$17kLowest 5% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $842,600±$97kHighest 153% above U.S. |
$346,700±$37kLowest 4% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,254±$249Highest 60% above U.S. |
$1,386±$155Lowest about the U.S. average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
$5,903Lowest 89% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 72%±17.4Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
19.8%±17.9Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Below poverty line | 8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 62.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
79.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 6 yrs older than U.S. |
1981Highest 1 yr newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 28% below U.S. |
26 minHighest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 26.7%±6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.7%±3.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #1 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | — | Sharon School District |
| High school in town | — | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.