Compare towns
Newmarket vs Hanover vs Canaan vs Keene
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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.5%).
Hanover has the most expensive homes ($843k median).
Canaan has the most homeowners (77.3%).
Keene has the shortest commute (17 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 | Hanover | Canaan | Keene |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 9,463 |
8,479 |
3,811Lowest |
22,939Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.5%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+5.1% NH: +4.6% |
-2.9%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
-1.5% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 41.2±1.9 5% below NH |
21.8±0.3Lowest 50% below NH |
44.4±3.7Highest about the NH average |
37.6±2.3 13% below NH |
| Canaan and Newmarket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 15.6%±2.7Highest NH: 18.2% |
9.8%±2.2Lowest NH: 18.2% |
14.7%±4.6 NH: 18.2% |
14.1%±1.6 NH: 18.2% |
| Newmarket and Canaan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 16.1%±2.8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
17.6%±3.2 NH: 20.1% |
19.1%±4.2 NH: 20.1% |
19.5%±1.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Keene and Canaan 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% |
89.2%Highest NH: 40.6% |
28.2%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
44.1% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.9Lowest NH: 6% |
49.8%±2.5Highest NH: 6% |
7%±2.5 NH: 6% |
13.8%±1.4 NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $100,845±$13k about the NH average |
$153,281±$26kHighest 55% above NH |
$81,583±$6k 18% below NH |
$78,445±$8kLowest 21% below NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $455,000±$22k 13% above NH |
$842,600±$97kHighest 109% above NH |
$254,000±$26k 37% below NH |
$252,500±$12kLowest 37% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,671±$69 12% above NH |
$2,254±$249Highest 51% above NH |
$1,140±$90Lowest 24% below NH |
$1,342±$68 10% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,734 31% above NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$5,985Lowest 10% below NH |
$6,812 about the NH average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.3%±8.3 NH: 48.2% |
72%±17.4 NH: 48.2% |
74.4%±25.1Highest NH: 48.2% |
44.5%±6.1Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Canaan and Hanover 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% |
8% NH: 7.2% |
13.6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
10.1% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 52.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
62.4% NH: 72.8% |
77.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
55.1% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 4 yrs newer than NH |
1974 5 yrs older than NH |
1975 4 yrs older than NH |
1961Lowest 18 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 6% above NH |
19 min 29% below NH |
30 minHighest 12% above NH |
17 minLowest 36% below NH |
| Work from home | 17.3%±3.3 NH: 16.8% |
26.7%±6Highest NH: 16.8% |
14.9%±6Lowest NH: 16.8% |
15.6%±2.7 NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #39 of 120 in NH | #1 of 120 in NH | #83 of 120 in NH | #81 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Newmarket School District | — | Mascoma Valley Regional School District | Keene School District |
| High school in town | Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High School | — | Mascoma Valley Regional High School | Keene High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.9Lowest |
— | 10.3 |
12.3Highest |
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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.