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A town of 14,845 people in Plymouth County, Massachusetts
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Map of Hanover: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Conserved land14%1,401 of 9,935 acres
Trails24 mi1.5 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves3594 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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About Hanover

Town in Massachusetts, United States
1649Established
14,833Population
15.7 sq miArea
59 ftElevation

Hanover is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 14,833 at the 2020 census.

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Living in Hanover

Housing in Hanover

$835K▲ 5.3% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Hanover home is worth about $835,000, up 5.3% in a year, 26% above the Massachusetts typical home.

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Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market19
Sale-to-list105.1%
Sold in May6
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Safety in Hanover

B+

Safety Grade B+

Hanover reports less crime per resident than 70% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade. Massachusetts has less reported crime than most states, so among its own towns Hanover sits closer to the middle.

Violent crime per 1,000
Hanover 0.9
Massachusetts 3
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Hanover 8
Massachusetts 10.4
U.S. 15.5
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A−

School Grade A-

The public schools Hanover’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 79% of Massachusetts’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

#69Best public schoolsof 282 in MA
DistrictHanoverSchools6

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within MA. Ratings are from neighbors.

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