Estimated median house or condo value in 2021: $671,914 (it was $248,300 in 2000)
Hanover:
$671,914
NH:
$345,200
Mean prices in 2021:all housing units: $375,092; detached houses: $401,294; townhouses or other attached units: $368,295; in 2-unit structures: $457,602; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $231,388; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $268,450; mobile homes: $95,689; occupied boats, rvs, vans, etc.: $206,003
Median gross rent in 2021: $1,838.
March 2022 cost of living index in Hanover: 96.1 (near average, U.S. average is 100)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2021: 10.3%
(8.6% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 100.0% for Black residents, 4.3% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 3.9% for two or more races residents)
According to our research of New Hampshire and other state lists, there was 1 registered sex offender living in Hanover, New Hampshire as of March 18, 2024. The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in Hanover is 8,528 to 1. The ratio of registered sex offenders to all residents in this city is much lower than the state average.
Crime rates in Hanover by year
Type
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
Murders (per 100,000)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
Rapes (per 100,000)
10 (89.3)
5 (45.1)
4 (36.1)
3 (26.6)
4 (35.5)
8 (71.0)
15 (134.0)
20 (176.4)
11 (96.4)
11 (96.2)
8 (69.9)
6 (52.1)
6 (52.0)
4 (34.8)
Robberies (per 100,000)
0 (0.0)
1 (9.0)
1 (9.0)
1 (8.9)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
1 (8.9)
1 (8.8)
1 (8.8)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
Assaults (per 100,000)
4 (35.7)
0 (0.0)
2 (18.0)
2 (17.8)
1 (8.9)
3 (26.6)
4 (35.7)
3 (26.5)
1 (8.8)
0 (0.0)
1 (8.7)
3 (26.0)
3 (26.0)
1 (8.7)
Burglaries (per 100,000)
17 (151.8)
11 (99.2)
16 (144.2)
14 (124.3)
16 (141.9)
16 (142.0)
16 (142.9)
13 (114.7)
7 (61.3)
12 (105.0)
9 (78.7)
10 (86.8)
12 (104.1)
9 (78.3)
Thefts (per 100,000)
165 (1,473)
196 (1,767)
185 (1,668)
130 (1,155)
155 (1,375)
212 (1,882)
159 (1,420)
156 (1,376)
113 (990.4)
116 (1,015)
109 (952.5)
88 (764.0)
82 (711.1)
48 (417.5)
Auto thefts (per 100,000)
4 (35.7)
1 (9.0)
2 (18.0)
1 (8.9)
0 (0.0)
2 (17.8)
1 (8.9)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
2 (17.5)
1 (8.7)
0 (0.0)
2 (17.3)
1 (8.7)
Arson (per 100,000)
1 (8.9)
1 (9.0)
3 (27.0)
4 (35.5)
1 (8.9)
3 (26.6)
2 (17.9)
1 (8.8)
0 (0.0)
3 (26.2)
3 (26.2)
1 (8.7)
3 (26.0)
2 (17.4)
City-Data.com crime index
151.0
117.1
113.4
83.1
95.1
148.8
184.5
212.1
125.4
126.3
102.0
83.5
83.9
52.4
The City-Data.com crime index weighs serious crimes and violent crimes more heavily. Higher means more crime, U.S. average is 254.8. It adjusts for the number of visitors and daily workers commuting into cities.
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Ancestries: English (14.3%), German (5.7%), Italian (5.4%), Irish (4.7%), European (4.6%), American (2.2%).
Current Local Time: EST time zone
Incorporated in 1761
Elevation: 531 feet
Land area: 4.55 square miles.
Population density: 1,896 people per square mile (low).
1,532 residents are foreign born (7.9% Asia, 4.5% Europe, 1.9% Latin America).
This place:
17.2%
New Hampshire:
6.0%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $9,422 (1.4%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $10,043 (1.6%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Manchester, NH (64.8 miles , pop. 107,006).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (113.0 miles , pop. 589,141).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (213.7 miles , pop. 1,332,650).
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2018 was 57.3. This is better than average.
City:
57.3
U.S.:
74.2
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2001 was 4.62. This is significantly worse than average.Closest monitor was 23.6 miles away from the city center.
City:
4.62
U.S.:
1.79
Ozone [ppb] level in 2018 was 24.6. This is better than average.Closest monitor was 4.1 miles away from the city center.
City:
24.6
U.S.:
33.3
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2018 was 6.34. This is better than average.Closest monitor was 5.3 miles away from the city center.
City:
6.34
U.S.:
8.46
Tornado activity:
Hanover-area historical tornado activity is slightly below New Hampshire state average. It is 68% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 5/11/1973, a category F2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 19.0 miles away from the Hanover place center .
On 8/11/1966, a category F2 tornado 22.4 miles away from the place center causedbetween $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Hanover-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above New Hampshire state average. It is 70% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.3 (5.3 ML, Depth: 3.0 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 89.9 miles away from the city center On 10/7/1983 at 10:18:46, a magnitude 5.3 (5.1 MB, 5.3 LG, 5.1 ML) earthquake occurred 104.3 miles away from the city center On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MB, 4.2 MS, 5.2 MW, 5.0 MW) earthquake occurred 89.6 miles away from Hanover center On 1/19/1982 at 00:14:42, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 MD, 4.5 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 36.9 miles away from Hanover center On 10/16/2012 at 23:12:25, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 ML, Depth: 10.0 mi) earthquake occurred 81.7 miles away from Hanover center On 6/16/1995 at 12:13:11, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 44.2 miles away from Hanover center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Grafton County (32) is a lot greater than the US average (15). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 20 Emergencies Declared: 9
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 16, Storms: 16, Hurricanes: 3, Snows: 3, Winter Storms: 3, Tropical Storms: 2, Blizzard: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Landslide: 1, Snowfall: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Main business address for: WHITE MOUNTAINS INSURANCE GROUP LTD (FIRE, MARINE & CASUALTY INSURANCE).
Hospitals and medical centers in Hanover:
HANOVER TERRACE HEALTHCARE (49 LYME ROAD)
KENDAL AT HANOVER (80 LYME ROAD)
Other hospitals and medical centers near Hanover:
VNA AND HOSPICE OF VERMONT AND NH (Hospital, about 2 miles away; WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, VT)
FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE OF LEBANON (Dialysis Facility, about 4 miles away; LEBANON, NH)
BROOKSIDE HEALTH AND REHABILITATION (Nursing Home, about 4 miles away; WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, VT)
WHITE RIVER JCT VA MEDICAL CENTER (Hospital, Acute Care - Veterans Administration, about 5 miles away; WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, VT)
5 miles: WHITE RIVER JUNCTION (RAILROAD ROW) . Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
17 miles: WINDSOR-MOUNT ASCUTNEY (WINDSOR, DEPOT AVE.) . Services: public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, intercity bus service.
Notable locations in Hanover: Bartlett Tower (A), Occom Ski and Skate Center (B), Hanover Country Club (C), Shattuck Observatory (D), Woodbury Hall (E), Wilson Museum (F), Wentworth Hall (G), Webster Hall (H), Webster College (I), Tuck Hall (J), Tom Dent Cabin (K), Thompson Arena (L), Thayer School of Engineering (M), Streeter Hall (N), Stoll Hall (O), South Fairbanks Hall (P), Silsby Hall (Q), Sanborn English House (R), Russell Sage Hall (S), Robinson Hall (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Hanover include: Church of Christ (A), Rollns Chapel (B), The Church of Christ (C), Saint Thomas Episcopal Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Hotels: Daniel Webster Room (2 South Main Street), Chieftain Motor Inn (84 Lyme Road), Hanover Inn (2 S. Main), ZINS (Main Street).
Birthplace of: Thomas C. Kinkaid - Admiral of the Navy during World War II, Austin Tappan Wright - Legal scholar, Brad Feldman - Radio sports announcer, Hannah Kearney - Freestyle skier, Joan Halifax - Anthropologist, John Perkins (author) - Activist, Philip Booth - Poet and professor, Russell Wolf Brown - Middle distance runner, Solon D. Neal - Army Medal of Honor recipient, Barbara Bedford (swimmer) - Competitive swimmer.
Grafton County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Drinking water stations with addresses in Hanover and their reported violations in the past:
HANOVER WATER DEPT (Population served: 8,500, Surface water):
Past health violations:
MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-2013, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-17-2013), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-17-2013), St Public Notif received (AUG-12-2013), St Compliance achieved (FEB-05-2014)
MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2010, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (AUG-27-2010), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-27-2010), St Public Notif requested (AUG-27-2010), St Public Notif received (SEP-17-2010), St Compliance achieved (MAR-10-2011)
MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-2010, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-21-2010), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-21-2010), St Public Notif received (AUG-06-2010), St Formal NOV issued (AUG-27-2010), St Compliance achieved (MAR-10-2011)
Treatment Technique (SWTR and GWR) - Between SEP-01-2006 and OCT-01-2006. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-20-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-20-2006), St Public Notif received (JAN-18-2007), St Compliance achieved (JUN-07-2007)
MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2006, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-23-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-23-2006), St Public Notif received (SEP-26-2006), St Compliance achieved (FEB-28-2007)
Treatment Technique (SWTR and GWR) - Between JUL-01-2006 and AUG-01-2006. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (AUG-18-2006), St Public Notif requested (SEP-12-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-12-2006), St Compliance achieved (JUN-07-2007)
5 other older health violations
Past monitoring violations:
Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) - In DEC-2011. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-23-2012), St Compliance achieved (APR-23-2012)
Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) - In NOV-2011. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-23-2012), St Compliance achieved (APR-23-2012)
Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) - In DEC-2009. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-18-2010), St Compliance achieved (JUL-06-2010)
UPPER VALLEY EVENTS CENTER (Address: 6 LEDYARD LN , Serves VT,Population served: 55, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-2012, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-25-2012), St Formal NOV issued (JUN-25-2012), St Compliance achieved (AUG-08-2013)
Past monitoring violations:
One regular monitoring violation
Average household size:
This place:
2.3 people
New Hampshire:
2.5 people
Percentage of family households:
This place:
48.5%
Whole state:
66.3%
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:
3.3%
Whole state:
8.3%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
Gay men: 0.1% of all households
People in group quarters in Hanover in 2010:
3,716 people in college/university student housing
127 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
9 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
7 people in group homes intended for adults
2 people in other noninstitutional facilities
People in group quarters in Hanover in 2000:
3,382 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
438 people in nursing homes
3 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
2 people in homes for the mentally ill
Arenas or stadiums:
Leede Arena. Dartmouth College.
Thompson Arena. Dartmouth College.
Banks with branches in Hanover (2011 data):
Bank of America, National Association: Hanover Main Branch, Hanover Branch, Hanover Drive-Up Branch. Info updated 2009/11/18: Bank assets: $1,451,969.3 mil, Deposits: $1,077,176.8 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 5782 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation
Mascoma Savings Bank: Hanover Branch, Hanover Branch, Hanover Galleria Branch. Info updated 2011/07/21: Bank assets: $990.7 mil, Deposits: $719.7 mil, headquarters in Lebanon, NH, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 18 total offices
RBS Citizens, National Association: Kendall At Hanover Branch at 80 Lyme Road, branch established on 1999/07/02; Hanover Branch at 44 South Main Street, branch established on 1983/03/28. Info updated 2007/09/19: Bank assets: $106,940.6 mil, Deposits: $75,690.2 mil, headquarters in Providence, RI, positive income, 1135 total offices, Holding Company: Uk Financial Investments Limited
Ledyard National Bank: Drive-Up Branch at Intersection Lebanon/South Park Street, branch established on 1993/04/01; Hanover Branch at 38 South Main Street, branch established on 1996/01/05. Info updated 2008/07/30: Bank assets: $390.6 mil, Deposits: $313.7 mil, headquarters in Norwich, VT, positive income, 7 total offices, Holding Company: Ledyard Financial Group, Inc.
Lake Sunapee Bank, FSB: Hanover Branch at 12 South St, branch established on 2007/05/01. Info updated 2011/07/21: Bank assets: $1,040.6 mil, Deposits: $808.6 mil, headquarters in Newport, NH, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 27 total offices
Religion statistics for Hanover, NH (based on Grafton County data)
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Catholic
9,503
12
Mainline Protestant
7,832
57
Evangelical Protestant
1,494
29
Other
1,320
11
None
68,969
-
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data
2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 27. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 52 took place in 2016, and the least - 0 in 2003. The data has a rising trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (63.5%), and Outside Fires (16.4%).
Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Hanover, NH
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