Compare towns
Hanover vs Rupert vs Mount Tabor vs Bow
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).
Rupert has the most affordable homes ($363k median).
Mount Tabor has the oldest housing (typical home built 1946).
Bow has the most kids (25% 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 | Rupert | Mount Tabor | Bow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 11,685Highest |
676 |
304Lowest |
8,335 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
-2.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | +9.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 28.7±5.1Lowest 26% below U.S. |
57.8±9.7Highest 49% above U.S. |
57.8±10.6Highest 49% above U.S. |
41.5±2 7% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 14.4%±2.4 U.S.: 22% |
13.9%±3.7 U.S.: 22% |
10.2%±6.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
25%±3.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 19.7%±2.8 U.S.: 17.2% |
42.3%±8.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
42.4%±18.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.6%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Mount Tabor and Rupert 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% |
30.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
34.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
60.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 36.9%±2.4Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.1%±2.5 U.S.: 6.4% |
1.6%±4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.6%±1.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $169,583±$36k 110% above U.S. |
$88,229±$36kLowest 9% above U.S. |
— | $172,857±$16kHighest 114% above U.S. |
| Bow and Hanover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $824,900±$61kHighest 148% above U.S. |
$362,500±$63kLowest 9% above U.S. |
$420,500±$76k 26% above U.S. |
$506,500±$34k 52% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,253±$217Highest 59% above U.S. |
— | $2,143±$367 52% above U.S. |
$1,539±$178Lowest 9% above U.S. |
| Hanover and Mount Tabor 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 221% above U.S. |
$4,594Lowest 47% above U.S. |
$5,233 68% above U.S. |
$9,584 207% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.4%±17.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
20%±100 U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
39%±13.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Hanover and Bow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 5.6% U.S.: 12.5% |
6% U.S.: 12.5% |
11%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
2.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
93.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
92.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
87.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1955 25 yrs older than U.S. |
1946Lowest 34 yrs older than U.S. |
1985Highest 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 26% below U.S. |
27 min about the U.S. average |
46 minHighest 72% above U.S. |
27 min about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 26.4%±5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
18.6%±9.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
10.4%±8.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
22.7%±4.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Hanover and Bow 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 | — | — | #26 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Dresden School District · Hanover School District | — | — | Bow School District |
| High school in town | Hanover High School | — | — | Bow High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.7Lowest |
— | — | 12.8Highest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | 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.