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Newmarket vs Barrington vs Hanover
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Newmarket has the most renters (47.1% rent).
Barrington has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.7%).
Hanover has the most expensive homes ($825k median).
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 | Newmarket | Barrington | Hanover |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,463Lowest |
9,489 |
11,685Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.5% NH: +4.6% |
+8.7%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+5.4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 41.2±1.9Highest 5% below NH |
38.7±2.3 11% below NH |
28.7±5.1Lowest 34% below NH |
| Newmarket and Barrington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.6%±2.7 NH: 18.2% |
23.7%±4Highest NH: 18.2% |
14.4%±2.4Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 16.1%±2.8 NH: 20.1% |
15.6%±2.7Lowest NH: 20.1% |
19.7%±2.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Hanover and Newmarket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 49.7% NH: 40.6% |
42.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
88.2%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.9 NH: 6% |
5.3%±1.9Lowest NH: 6% |
36.9%±2.4Highest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $100,845±$13kLowest about the NH average |
$110,323±$14k 11% above NH |
$169,583±$36kHighest 71% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $455,000±$22k 13% above NH |
$399,100±$30kLowest about the NH average |
$824,900±$61kHighest 105% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,671±$69Lowest 12% above NH |
$1,867±$194 25% above NH |
$2,253±$217Highest 51% above NH |
| Hanover and Barrington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,734 31% above NH |
$7,121Lowest 7% above NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.3%±8.3Lowest NH: 48.2% |
63.1%±25.2 NH: 48.2% |
66.4%±17.5Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Hanover and Barrington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.6%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
7.1%Highest NH: 7.2% |
5.6% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 52.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
87%Highest NH: 72.8% |
73.7% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 4 yrs newer than NH |
1987Highest 8 yrs newer than NH |
1976Lowest 3 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 6% above NH |
30 minHighest 13% above NH |
20 minLowest 27% below NH |
| Work from home | 17.3%±3.3Lowest NH: 16.8% |
18.7%±4.1 NH: 16.8% |
26.4%±5Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Hanover and Barrington 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 | #39 of 120 in NH | #65 of 120 in NH | #1 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Newmarket School District | Barrington School District | Dresden School District · Hanover School District |
| High school in town | Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High School | None in town | Hanover High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.9Lowest |
— | 10.7Highest |
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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.