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A town of 1,791 people in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire
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Map of Hancock: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Conserved land44%8,649 of 19,877 acres
Trails28 mi0.9 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves184,829 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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About Hancock

Town in New Hampshire, United States
1779Established
1,731Population
31.2 sq miArea
876 ftElevation

Hancock 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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ZIP code03449
Area code603
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Housing in Hancock

$554K▲ 2.2% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Hancock home is worth about $554,000, up 2.2% in a year, 7% above the New Hampshire typical home.

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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.

Violent crime per 1,000
Hancock 1.1
New Hampshire 1.2
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Hancock 1.1
New Hampshire 8.3
U.S. 15.5
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School Grade C+

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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