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Hanover vs Plainfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hanover has the oldest population (median age 50.6).
Plainfield has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.8%).
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 | Plainfield |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 6,882Highest |
1,016Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.2%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+0.8%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 50.6±5.5Highest 27% above NY |
34.5±6.6Lowest 13% below NY |
| Kids under 18 | 18%±3.9Highest NY: 20.5% |
15.6%±2.8Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Hanover and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 26.7%±4.8Highest NY: 17.9% |
14.5%±2.7Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
28.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.6%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
14.9%±11.2Highest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $71,563±$9kHighest 17% below NY |
$70,673±$6kLowest 18% below NY |
| Hanover and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $141,500±$16kLowest 67% below NY |
$155,100±$17kHighest 63% below NY |
| Plainfield and Hanover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $993±$105Highest 39% below NY |
$750±$207Lowest 54% below NY |
| Hanover and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,881Highest 56% below NY |
$2,667Lowest 59% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.5%±22.9Highest NY: 52.1% |
40.6%±43.5Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Hanover and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 14.2%Highest NY: 14% |
7.8%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.7%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
87.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1950Lowest 9 yrs older than NY |
1977Highest 18 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 19% below NY |
29 minHighest 10% below NY |
| Work from home | 11.5%±5.7 NY: 14.9% |
11.5%±4.7 NY: 14.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #196 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | FORESTVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · SILVER CREEK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | SILVER CREEK HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.3 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet |
NY 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.