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Newbury vs Hancock vs Danbury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Newbury has the most people working from home (20.1%).
Hancock has the most renters (14.4% rent).
Danbury has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.4%).
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 | Newbury | Hancock | Danbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,027Highest |
1,791 |
1,451Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.8% NH: +4.6% |
+4.7%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+7.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 53.3±3.6 23% above NH |
53.8±4.5Highest 24% above NH |
47.4±5.8Lowest 9% above NH |
| Hancock and Newbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17%±3.2 NH: 18.2% |
15.4%±2.2Lowest NH: 18.2% |
17.2%±2.9Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Danbury and Newbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.6%±3.7Lowest NH: 20.1% |
30.2%±2.7Highest NH: 20.1% |
23.7%±5 NH: 20.1% |
| Hancock and Danbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 53% NH: 40.6% |
53.9%Highest NH: 40.6% |
17.5%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±2.3 NH: 6% |
4%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
2.3%±1.7Lowest NH: 6% |
| Hancock and Newbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $116,477±$18kHighest 18% above NH |
$95,208±$15k 4% below NH |
$71,685±$11kLowest 28% below NH |
| Newbury and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $463,400±$36kHighest 15% above NH |
$436,700±$22k 8% above NH |
$240,700±$35kLowest 40% below NH |
| Newbury and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,208±$650Lowest 19% below NH |
$1,281±$390Highest 14% below NH |
| Danbury and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,695 15% below NH |
$6,884Highest 3% above NH |
$3,760Lowest 44% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50%±24.1Highest NH: 48.2% |
32.4%±55.6 NH: 48.2% |
31.4%±36.3Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Newbury and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
4.1% NH: 7.2% |
12.4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.7% NH: 72.8% |
85.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
90.9%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 8 yrs newer than NH |
1969Lowest 10 yrs older than NH |
1977 2 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minLowest 22% above NH |
33 min 24% above NH |
36 minHighest 35% above NH |
| Work from home | 20.1%±7.3Highest NH: 16.8% |
14.9%±3.2Lowest NH: 16.8% |
15.1%±5.6 NH: 16.8% |
| Newbury and Danbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Contoocook Valley School District | Newfound Area School District |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.