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Hanover is a big small town of 8,479 people in Grafton County, New Hampshire. It's about 65 miles from Manchester, NH and 114 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 61 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $843k and rent runs about $2k a month.
8,479people
$843kTypical home
$2,254/moRent
83° / 30°Summer / winter
61"Snow
203Sunny days
132Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,479
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,875 people per sq mi
- 114 mi to Boston, MA
- 65 mi to Manchester, NH
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $843k (≈$5,313/mo)
- Median rent $2,254/mo
- Median household income $153k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 203 sunny days a year (52 totally clear)
- 162 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 132 days a year with rain or snow
- 61" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 37 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (24 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (466 per 100k)
People
- Median age 22
- 21% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 87% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 48% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 17% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to LEB airport
- 98 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 5 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 512 ft
- 87 mi to the ocean
- 40 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 94 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 26 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 22 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 18% of New Hampshire districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 51 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Grafton County: D+20 in 2024
- New Hampshire: D+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk