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About Hancock
Town in New Hampshire, United StatesHancock is a town in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 1,731 at the 2020 census. Hancock is home to the Welch Family Farm Forest. The main village of the town, where 213 people resided at the 2020 census, is defined as the Hancock census-designated place (CDP), and is located at the junction of New Hampshire routes 123 and 137.
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Housing in Hancock
The typical Hancock home is worth about $554,000, up 2.2% in a year, 7% above the New Hampshire typical home.
Safety in Hancock
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A grade needs all of the FBI's latest years (2023–2025). Hancock's police department reported only 2024 and 2025, so we don't grade it yet. The figures below are still real.
Schools in Hancock
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The public schools Hancock’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 57% of New Hampshire’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
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