Cost of living in Hanover, New Hampshire
Hanover, New Hampshire has about 8,479 people. Typical rent is $2,254 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $153,281 a year. Both figures are Census 2020–2024 medians, not a listing or your pay. This site does not approve or deny benefits. A missing figure stays blank. We do not guess it.
Ranked #4 in New Hampshire on the 2026 Most Affordable Towns Index.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $2,254 a month.
Hanover is a Census community, not a separate city government in New Hampshire. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $153,281 a year.
- People
- 8,479
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $2,254
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $153,281
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $842,600
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,719
- Grafton County, NH
Hanover, New Hampshire has about 8,479 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $842,600.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in this town's area (Grafton County, NH) is $1,719 a month. That rate runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
New Hampshire's prices sit at 104.2 when the U.S. average is 100. This place is not in a metro area with its own index, so this is the state number from BEA for 2024.
New Hampshire does not tax wages. A typical combined sales tax is 0.0% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Hanover's exact store tax.
In July 2026, a typical New Hampshire home paid 26.60¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Hanover's bill.
EIA did not publish a 2025 all-grades gas price for New Hampshire in the table we use.
Among 59 places we list in New Hampshire with a rent figure, 0 have higher typical rent than Hanover.
Nearby places
- Norwich
Typical rent $2,487
Compare with Hanover - Wilder
Typical rent $1,142
Compare with Hanover - White River Junction
Typical rent $1,222
Compare with Hanover - Lebanon
Typical rent $1,744
Compare with Hanover - EnfieldCompare with Hanover
- Windsor
Typical rent $1,002
Compare with Hanover - Bradford
Typical rent $1,039
Compare with Hanover - Claremont
Typical rent $1,146
EBT nearby
USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.
Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.
Food stamps (SNAP) tools in New Hampshire
Bigger places in New Hampshire
Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.