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Nottingham vs Lebanon 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
Nottingham has the most kids (23.9% under 18).
Lebanon has the most renters (48.8% rent).
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 | Nottingham | Lebanon | Hanover |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,357Lowest |
14,999Highest |
11,685 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.3%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+8.6% NH: +4.6% |
+5.4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 38.8±6.7 10% below NH |
38.9±3.1Highest 10% below NH |
28.7±5.1Lowest 34% below NH |
| Lebanon and Nottingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.9%±5.4Highest NH: 18.2% |
14.6%±2.4 NH: 18.2% |
14.4%±2.4Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 18.4%±4.2Lowest NH: 20.1% |
21.4%±2.6Highest NH: 20.1% |
19.7%±2.8 NH: 20.1% |
| Lebanon and Hanover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.9%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
57.5% NH: 40.6% |
88.2%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±2.6Lowest NH: 6% |
6.9%±2.6 NH: 6% |
36.9%±2.4Highest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $122,201±$20k 23% above NH |
$98,147±$10kLowest about the NH average |
$169,583±$36kHighest 71% above NH |
| Hanover and Nottingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $457,500±$26k 14% above NH |
$385,400±$29kLowest 4% below NH |
$824,900±$61kHighest 105% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,068±$1k 39% above NH |
$1,744±$132Lowest 17% above NH |
$2,253±$217Highest 51% above NH |
| Hanover and Nottingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,319Lowest 10% above NH |
$8,149 22% above NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 92.1%±44.9Highest NH: 48.2% |
41.9%±7.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
66.4%±17.5 NH: 48.2% |
| Nottingham and Hanover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 1.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
7%Highest NH: 7.2% |
5.6% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
51.2%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
73.7% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1992Highest 13 yrs newer than NH |
1980 1 yr newer than NH |
1976Lowest 3 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 27% above NH |
14 minLowest 48% below NH |
20 min 27% below NH |
| Work from home | 22.2%±5.8Lowest NH: 16.8% |
22.8%±4.3 NH: 16.8% |
26.4%±5Highest 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 | #15 of 120 in NH | #29 of 120 in NH | #1 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Nottingham School District | Lebanon School District | Dresden School District · Hanover School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Lebanon High School | Hanover High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.7Highest |
10.7Lowest |
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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.