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New Durham vs Hanover vs Webster
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
New Durham has the oldest population (median age 46.5).
Hanover has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.4%).
Webster has the most kids (22.6% 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 | New Durham | Hanover | Webster |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,748 |
11,685Highest |
2,227Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.1%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+5.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+2.2% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 46.5±7.5Highest 7% above NH |
28.7±5.1Lowest 34% below NH |
44.7±7.6 3% above NH |
| New Durham and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.8%±5.6 NH: 18.2% |
14.4%±2.4Lowest NH: 18.2% |
22.6%±8Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Webster and New Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.8%±4Highest NH: 20.1% |
19.7%±2.8 NH: 20.1% |
19.4%±1.3Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| New Durham and Hanover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.7% NH: 40.6% |
88.2%Highest NH: 40.6% |
30.7%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1%±0.7Lowest NH: 6% |
36.9%±2.4Highest NH: 6% |
3%±1.4 NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $100,194±$13kLowest about the NH average |
$169,583±$36kHighest 71% above NH |
$107,171±$14k 8% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $339,400±$27k 16% below NH |
$824,900±$61kHighest 105% above NH |
$338,500±$30kLowest 16% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,417±$116 5% below NH |
$2,253±$217Highest 51% above NH |
$1,396±$622Lowest 6% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,774Lowest 13% below NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$6,021 10% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 25%±42.7Lowest NH: 48.2% |
66.4%±17.5Highest NH: 48.2% |
53.6%±71 NH: 48.2% |
| Hanover and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.8% NH: 7.2% |
5.6%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
9.6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94% NH: 72.8% |
73.7%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
96%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 4 yrs newer than NH |
1976Lowest 3 yrs older than NH |
1979 same as NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 30% above NH |
20 minLowest 27% below NH |
31 min 14% above NH |
| Work from home | 10%±4.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
26.4%±5Highest NH: 16.8% |
17.1%±3.9 NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #1 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Governor Wentworth Regional School District | Dresden School District · Hanover School District | Merrimack Valley School District |
| High school in town | None 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.