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Hanover vs Plymouth 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%).
Plymouth has the most renters (49.3% rent).
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 | Plymouth | Holderness |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 11,685Highest |
4,969 |
1,917Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.4% NH: +4.6% |
+6.1%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-4.9%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 28.7±5.1 34% below NH |
22.8±0.9Lowest 47% 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% |
13.3%±4.1Lowest 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% |
9.4%±2.8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
31.4%±4.6Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 88.2%Highest NH: 40.6% |
63.7% NH: 40.6% |
55.7%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 36.9%±2.4 NH: 6% |
42.5%±2.1Highest NH: 6% |
2.6%±1.6Lowest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $169,583±$36kHighest 71% above NH |
$89,500±$32kLowest 10% below NH |
$107,863±$45k 9% above NH |
| Hanover and Holderness 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 |
$294,400±$28kLowest 27% below NH |
$363,100±$60k 10% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,253±$217Highest 51% above NH |
$1,296±$295Lowest 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 |
$6,483 about the NH average |
$3,923Lowest 41% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.4%±17.5Highest NH: 48.2% |
31.8%±10.7 NH: 48.2% |
23.5%±21.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Below poverty line | 5.6%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
17%Highest NH: 7.2% |
12.1% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.7% NH: 72.8% |
50.7%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
83.7%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 3 yrs older than NH |
1971Lowest 8 yrs older than NH |
1981Highest 2 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 min 27% below NH |
16 minLowest 39% below NH |
27 minHighest about the NH average |
| Work from home | 26.4%±5Highest NH: 16.8% |
10.5%±4 NH: 16.8% |
9.4%±4.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #1 of 120 in NH | #47 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.