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Hanover vs Newry
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
Bordering HanoverBethel
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hanover has the most people working from home (25%).
Newry has the highest household income ($67k).
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 | Newry |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 276Highest |
177Lowest |
| Median age | 53.3±10.3Lowest 19% above ME |
61.1±5Highest 36% above ME |
| Newry and Hanover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 15.9%±9.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
13.6%±12.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Hanover and Newry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 21.7%±12.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
42.4%±14.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Newry and Hanover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
37.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.7%±4Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Hanover and Newry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $55,417±$52kLowest 26% below ME |
$67,000±$23kHighest 10% below ME |
| Newry and Hanover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $334,500±$36kHighest 13% above ME |
$307,700±$69kLowest 4% above ME |
| Hanover and Newry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,125±$666 about the ME average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,492Highest 18% below ME |
$2,438Lowest 20% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
25%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Newry and Hanover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 18.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
89.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Lowest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 9% below ME |
25 minHighest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 25%±19.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
11.8%±9.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Hanover and Newry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
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ME 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.