How many renters in Hanover, NH pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

66.4% (±13.3 points) of renting households in Hanover, NH spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

61.4% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 39.6% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on .

Paying 30% or more
66.4% (±13.3 points)
Paying 35% or more
61.4% (±12.7 points)
Median share of income
39.6% (±10.8 points)

Rent as a share of income in Hanover

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rentHanoverGrafton CountyNew HampshireUnited States
Less than 15%11.1% (±7.5 points)12.6%11.5%12.6%
15% to 19.9%6.1% (±5.3 points)13.6%13.3%12.2%
20% to 24.9%11.2% (±7.8 points)16.6%13.2%12.6%
25% to 29.9%5.2% (±4.0 points)12.3%13.9%11.5%
30% to 34.9%5.0% (±3.9 points)8.0%9.8%9.2%
35% or more61.4% (±12.7 points)36.9%38.4%41.9%

Households whose income could not be measured against their rent (for example, those reporting no income) are left out of these shares, as the Census Bureau leaves them out.

Hanover against Grafton County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
HanoverGrafton CountyNew HampshireUnited States
Paying 30% or more66.4% (±13.3 points)44.9% (±4.6 points)48.2% (±1.4 points)51.1%
Paying 35% or more61.4% (±12.7 points)36.9% (±4.2 points)38.4% (±1.1 points)41.9%
Median share of income39.6% (±10.8 points)27.9% (±1.4 points)29.4% (±0.4 points)30.6%
Median renter household income$73,051 (±$37,715)$54,415 (±$4,259)$58,605 (±$1,528)$52,966
Median gross rent$2,253 (±$217)$1,301 (±$70)$1,491 (±$15)$1,413

In Hanover, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is higher than in Grafton County (44.9%).

It is also higher than in New Hampshire (48.2%).

It is higher than the national figure (51.1%).

In Grafton County, Hanover ranks 5 of 38 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 36 of 230.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

Renters paying 30% or more of income in places near Hanover

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Hanover
PlaceDistanceRenters paying 30% or more of incomeCompared with this place
Hanover—66.4% (±13.3 points)—
Enfield (community)5.7 mi14.6% (±18.0 points)Lower
Norwich (community)6.0 mi40.3% (±38.4 points)Not measurably different
Lebanon6.8 mi41.9% (±7.0 points)Lower
Wilder7.4 mi39.9% (±21.0 points)Lower
Canaan7.4 mi74.4% (±19.6 points)Not measurably different
Norwich8.0 mi30.7% (±19.8 points)Lower
Lyme8.0 mi52.8% (±25.4 points)Not measurably different
Thetford8.6 mi49.7% (±37.3 points)Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Enfield (community), NH (14.6%), Lebanon, NH (41.9%), Wilder, VT (39.9%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Renters paying 30% or more of income across Grafton County, place by place

RankPlaceRenters paying 30% or more of income
1Benton100.0% (±141.4 points)
2Canaan74.4% (±19.6 points)
3Franconia73.2% (±24.6 points)
4Campton72.6% (±56.5 points)
5Hanover66.4% (±13.3 points)
6Piermont63.0% (±38.9 points)
7Lyman58.3% (±80.5 points)
8Thornton57.7% (±38.1 points)
9Haverhill56.5% (±28.2 points)
10Alexandria55.5% (±38.9 points)
11Lisbon52.9% (±16.5 points)

Showing 11 of 38 places in Grafton County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Hanover include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Hanover (community).

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Hanover

Are renters in Hanover rent-burdened?

66.4% of renting households in Hanover pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What share of income do renters in Hanover spend on rent?

The median renting household in Hanover, NH spends 39.6% (±10.8 points) of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Hanover town, Grafton County, New Hampshire (county subdivision:33860, in state:33 county:009).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

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DP04_0136E, DP04_0136M, DP04_0137PE, DP04_0137PM, DP04_0138PE, DP04_0138PM, DP04_0139PE, DP04_0139PM, DP04_0140PE, DP04_0140PM, DP04_0141PE, DP04_0141PM, DP04_0142PE, DP04_0142PM, B25071_001E, B25071_001M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

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