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Hanover vs Durham vs Holderness
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 (26.4%).
Durham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.8%).
Holderness has the oldest population (median age 39.4).
Hanover is a college town. 36.9% 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 | Durham | Holderness |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 11,685Highest |
10,681 |
1,917Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.4% NH: +4.6% |
+7.8%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-4.9%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 28.7±5.1 34% below NH |
20.1±0.2Lowest 54% below NH |
39.4±7.4Highest 9% below NH |
| Holderness and Hanover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.4%±2.4 NH: 18.2% |
6.5%±2Lowest NH: 18.2% |
14.7%±9.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Holderness and Hanover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.7%±2.8 NH: 20.1% |
7.5%±1.4Lowest NH: 20.1% |
31.4%±4.6Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 88.2%Highest NH: 40.6% |
75.4% NH: 40.6% |
55.7%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 36.9%±2.4 NH: 6% |
70.2%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
2.6%±1.6Lowest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $169,583±$36kHighest 71% above NH |
$112,070±$25k 13% above NH |
$107,863±$45kLowest 9% above NH |
| Hanover and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $824,900±$61kHighest 105% above NH |
$498,000±$45k 24% above NH |
$363,100±$60kLowest 10% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,253±$217Highest 51% above NH |
$1,302±$211Lowest 13% below NH |
$2,068±$385 39% above NH |
| Hanover and Holderness are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$3,923Lowest 41% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.4%±17.5Highest NH: 48.2% |
55.4%±19.2 NH: 48.2% |
23.5%±21.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Hanover and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.6%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
12.4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
12.1% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.7% NH: 72.8% |
53.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
83.7%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 3 yrs older than NH |
1973Lowest 6 yrs older than NH |
1981Highest 2 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 min 27% below NH |
17 minLowest 36% below NH |
27 minHighest about the NH average |
| Work from home | 26.4%±5Highest NH: 16.8% |
15.6%±3.3 NH: 16.8% |
9.4%±4.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #1 of 120 in NH | #9 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Dresden School District · Hanover School District | — | Holderness School District |
| High school in town | Hanover High School | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.7 |
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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.