Compare towns
Weare vs Hanover vs Deering
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Weare has the most kids (22.4% under 18).
Hanover has the most expensive homes ($843k median).
Deering has the most affordable homes ($310k median).
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 | Weare | Hanover | Deering |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,170Highest |
8,479 |
1,938Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.5% NH: +4.6% |
+5.1%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-0.4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 45.6±4 5% above NH |
21.8±0.3Lowest 50% below NH |
48.8±5.7Highest 13% above NH |
| Deering and Weare are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.4%±4Highest NH: 18.2% |
9.8%±2.2Lowest NH: 18.2% |
17.3%±4.3 NH: 18.2% |
| Weare and Deering are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 13.5%±3Lowest NH: 20.1% |
17.6%±3.2 NH: 20.1% |
23.9%±1.2Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.2% NH: 40.6% |
89.2%Highest NH: 40.6% |
31%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±1.4 NH: 6% |
49.8%±2.5Highest NH: 6% |
1.6%±1.1Lowest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $118,271±$17k 19% above NH |
$153,281±$26kHighest 55% above NH |
$101,250±$16kLowest about the NH average |
| Hanover and Weare are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $396,300±$26k about the NH average |
$842,600±$97kHighest 109% above NH |
$309,900±$27kLowest 23% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,541±$214 3% above NH |
$2,254±$249Highest 51% above NH |
$1,306±$116Lowest 12% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,272 6% below NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$6,223Lowest 7% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.2%±24.6 NH: 48.2% |
72%±17.4Highest NH: 48.2% |
23.9%±27.6Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Hanover and Weare 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% |
8% NH: 7.2% |
14.3%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
62.4%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
87.7% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 7 yrs newer than NH |
1974Lowest 5 yrs older than NH |
1977 2 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 min 34% above NH |
19 minLowest 29% below NH |
40 minHighest 49% above NH |
| Work from home | 22.8%±4.9 NH: 16.8% |
26.7%±6Highest NH: 16.8% |
10%±2.7Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Hanover and Weare 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 | #84 of 120 in NH | #1 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | John Stark Regional School District · Weare School District | — | — |
| High school in town | John Stark Regional High School | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.4 |
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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.