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Hanover vs Lee vs Roxbury
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 expensive homes ($825k median).
Lee has the most kids (21.9% under 18).
Roxbury has the most affordable homes ($323k median).
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 | Lee | Roxbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 11,685Highest |
4,576 |
299Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+4.4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
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| Median age | 28.7±5.1Lowest 34% below NH |
42.9±1.9 about the NH average |
43.2±17.7Highest about the NH average |
| Roxbury and Lee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.4%±2.4Lowest NH: 18.2% |
21.9%±5.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
14.7%±11.5 NH: 18.2% |
| Lee and Roxbury 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% |
22.6%±6.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
17.4%±10.8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Lee and Hanover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 88.2%Highest NH: 40.6% |
50.6% NH: 40.6% |
30.6%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 36.9%±2.4Highest NH: 6% |
5.4%±2.6Lowest NH: 6% |
13.4%±15.8 NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $169,583±$36kHighest 71% above NH |
$131,579±$54k 33% above NH |
$69,226±$14kLowest 30% below NH |
| Hanover and Lee 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 |
$480,600±$61k 19% above NH |
$323,100±$219kLowest 20% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,253±$217 51% above NH |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$9,661 45% above NH |
$5,787Lowest 13% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.4%±17.5Highest NH: 48.2% |
38.3%±53.3 NH: 48.2% |
0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Hanover and Lee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
2.6%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
3.7% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.7%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
95.8%Highest NH: 72.8% |
95.5% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 3 yrs older than NH |
1987Highest 8 yrs newer than NH |
1969Lowest 10 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 27% below NH |
28 minHighest about the NH average |
21 min 22% below NH |
| Work from home | 26.4%±5 NH: 16.8% |
27.6%±8.8Highest NH: 16.8% |
0.7%±1.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Lee 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 | #3 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Dresden School District · Hanover School District | Oyster River Coop 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.