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Newfields vs Hanover vs Concord
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Newfields has the most homeowners (95.3%).
Hanover has the youngest population (median age 21.8).
Concord has the most affordable homes ($351k median).
Hanover is a college town. 49.8% 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 | Newfields | Hanover | Concord |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,023Lowest |
8,479 |
44,375Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.3%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+5.1% NH: +4.6% |
+3%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 44.1±1.8Highest about the NH average |
21.8±0.3Lowest 50% below NH |
40.7±1.3 6% below NH |
| Kids under 18 | 18.9%±1.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
9.8%±2.2Lowest NH: 18.2% |
17.2%±1.3 NH: 18.2% |
| Newfields and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 13.6%±0.9Lowest NH: 20.1% |
17.6%±3.2 NH: 20.1% |
18.7%±1.5Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Concord and Hanover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 68.1% NH: 40.6% |
89.2%Highest NH: 40.6% |
42.3%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.5%±7.2 NH: 6% |
49.8%±2.5Highest NH: 6% |
6%±0.8Lowest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $197,885±$15kHighest 100% above NH |
$153,281±$26k 55% above NH |
$84,902±$5kLowest 14% below NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $646,400±$34k 61% above NH |
$842,600±$97kHighest 109% above NH |
$350,900±$13kLowest 13% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,875±$323 26% above NH |
$2,254±$249Highest 51% above NH |
$1,441±$43Lowest 3% below NH |
| Hanover and Newfields 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 |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$7,227Lowest 8% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.3%±40.8Lowest NH: 48.2% |
72%±17.4Highest NH: 48.2% |
44.1%±5.2 NH: 48.2% |
| Below poverty line | 2.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
8% NH: 7.2% |
8.9%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
62.4% NH: 72.8% |
56.8%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 12 yrs newer than NH |
1974 5 yrs older than NH |
1969Lowest 10 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest 4% below NH |
19 minLowest 29% below NH |
23 min 14% below NH |
| Work from home | 25.5%±3.7 NH: 16.8% |
26.7%±6Highest NH: 16.8% |
14.1%±1.8Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Hanover and Newfields 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 | #89 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Newfields School District | — | Concord School District · Merrimack Valley School District |
| High school in town | None in town | — | Concord High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 13.0 |
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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.