Compare towns
Newmarket vs Bow vs Hanover vs Lebanon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bow has the most kids (25% under 18).
Hanover has the most expensive homes ($843k median).
Lebanon has the shortest commute (14 min average).
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 | Newmarket | Bow | Hanover | Lebanon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 9,463 |
8,335Lowest |
8,479 |
14,999Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.5% NH: +4.6% |
+9.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+5.1%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+8.6% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 41.2±1.9 5% below NH |
41.5±2Highest 4% below NH |
21.8±0.3Lowest 50% below NH |
38.9±3.1 10% below NH |
| Bow and Newmarket 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% |
25%±3.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
9.8%±2.2Lowest NH: 18.2% |
14.6%±2.4 NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 16.1%±2.8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
17.6%±2.5 NH: 20.1% |
17.6%±3.2 NH: 20.1% |
21.4%±2.6Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Lebanon and Bow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 49.7%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
60.3% NH: 40.6% |
89.2%Highest NH: 40.6% |
57.5% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.9Lowest NH: 6% |
5.6%±1.9Lowest NH: 6% |
49.8%±2.5Highest NH: 6% |
6.9%±2.6 NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $100,845±$13k about the NH average |
$172,857±$16kHighest 75% above NH |
$153,281±$26k 55% above NH |
$98,147±$10kLowest about the NH average |
| Bow and Hanover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $455,000±$22k 13% above NH |
$506,500±$34k 26% above NH |
$842,600±$97kHighest 109% above NH |
$385,400±$29kLowest 4% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,671±$69 12% above NH |
$1,539±$178Lowest 3% above NH |
$2,254±$249Highest 51% above NH |
$1,744±$132 17% above NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,734 31% above NH |
$9,584 44% above NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$8,149Lowest 22% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.3%±8.3 NH: 48.2% |
39%±13.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
72%±17.4Highest NH: 48.2% |
41.9%±7.2 NH: 48.2% |
| Below poverty line | 4.6% NH: 7.2% |
2.7%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
8%Highest NH: 7.2% |
7% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 52.9% NH: 72.8% |
87.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
62.4% NH: 72.8% |
51.2%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 4 yrs newer than NH |
1985Highest 6 yrs newer than NH |
1974Lowest 5 yrs older than NH |
1980 1 yr newer than NH |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 6% above NH |
27 min about the NH average |
19 min 29% below NH |
14 minLowest 48% below NH |
| Work from home | 17.3%±3.3Lowest NH: 16.8% |
22.7%±4.7 NH: 16.8% |
26.7%±6Highest NH: 16.8% |
22.8%±4.3 NH: 16.8% |
| Hanover and Lebanon 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 | #26 of 120 in NH | #1 of 120 in NH | #29 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Newmarket School District | Bow School District | — | Lebanon School District |
| High school in town | Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High School | Bow High School | — | Lebanon High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.9Lowest |
12.8Highest |
— | 11.7 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | 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.