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Temple vs Hanover vs Deering
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Temple has the most renters (17.8% rent).
Hanover has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.9%).
Deering has the most affordable homes ($310k median).
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 | Temple | Hanover | Deering |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,363Lowest |
14,845Highest |
1,938 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.9%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-0.4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 49.5±7.3Highest 27% above U.S. |
41.8±1.4Lowest 7% above U.S. |
48.8±5.7 25% above U.S. |
| Temple and Deering are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.3%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 22% |
26.1%±3.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
17.3%±4.3 U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 17.8%±2.8 U.S.: 17.2% |
16.1%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
23.9%±1.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
56.8%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
31%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.7%±1.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.1%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.6%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Hanover and Temple are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $94,107±$15kLowest 17% above U.S. |
$189,803±$23kHighest 135% above U.S. |
$101,250±$16k 25% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $401,000±$27k 21% above U.S. |
$755,400±$39kHighest 127% above U.S. |
$309,900±$27kLowest 7% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,169±$523Lowest 17% below U.S. |
$1,845±$341Highest 31% above U.S. |
$1,306±$116 8% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,983 124% above U.S. |
$9,342Highest 200% above U.S. |
$6,223Lowest 100% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 30.2%±54.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
65%±23.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
23.9%±27.6Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Hanover and Temple are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
4.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
14.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
84.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
87.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
1978 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1977Lowest 3 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 37 min 39% above U.S. |
32 minLowest 21% above U.S. |
40 minHighest 50% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 16.9%±5.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
19.6%±4.8Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
10%±2.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Hanover and Temple 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 | — | #69 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Contoocook Valley School District | Hanover · South Shore Regional Vocational Technical | — |
| High school in town | None in town | South Shore Vocational Technical High | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.3 |
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U.S. 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.