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Hanover vs North Bennington vs Windsor
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 ($825k median).
North Bennington has the shortest commute (18 min average).
Windsor has the most kids (21.1% under 18).
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 | North Bennington | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 11,685Highest |
1,336Lowest |
2,060 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+4.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 28.7±5.1Lowest 26% below U.S. |
43.9±10 13% above U.S. |
44.6±12.3Highest 15% above U.S. |
| Windsor and North Bennington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.4%±2.4 U.S.: 22% |
10.4%±2.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
21.1%±8.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Windsor and Hanover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.7%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
31.9%±8.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
29.2%±8 U.S.: 17.2% |
| North Bennington and Windsor 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 U.S.: 35.7% |
41.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
40%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 36.9%±2.4Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
21.6%±6.5 U.S.: 6.4% |
1.2%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $169,583±$36kHighest 110% above U.S. |
$68,571±$10k 15% below U.S. |
$51,197±$4kLowest 37% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $824,900±$61kHighest 148% above U.S. |
$313,000±$40k 6% below U.S. |
$170,300±$22kLowest 49% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,253±$217Highest 59% above U.S. |
$1,447±$278 about the U.S. average |
$1,002±$107Lowest 29% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
$5,590 79% above U.S. |
$4,878Lowest 56% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.4%±17.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
53.7%±26.9 U.S.: 51.1% |
31.4%±20Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Hanover and North Bennington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.6%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
7.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
61.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
51.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1957 23 yrs older than U.S. |
1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 min 26% below U.S. |
18 minLowest 33% below U.S. |
22 minHighest 16% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 26.4%±5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
17.3%±7.3 U.S.: 15.1% |
6.6%±4.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Hanover and North Bennington 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 | — | #61 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Dresden School District · Hanover School District | — | — |
| High school in town | Hanover High School | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.7 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | 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.