Hanover, New Hampshire
Cost of Living: Above the National
Average
You will find Hanover in the Grafton County, New Hampshire,
USA. This city not only enjoys an exceptionally beautiful natural
setting on the Connecticut River, but also the fame of being
ranked the second best city in USA to live in (source: CNN and
Money Magazine).
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In spite of its beauty and exceptional
living conditions, most people come to know about this
city because of the Appalachian Trail which requires
everyone to pass through this lovely town. Hanover is also
quite famous for its Dartmouth College which attracts
students from all over the world.
Hanover has a population of about nine thousand people
with a density of about 1800 people per square mile. The
predominant race in this town is white which comprise of
about 85% of the total population. The remainder 15% or so
are Blacks, Asians, Native Americans and others.
Only about 31% of the population here is religious out
of which the majority are Catholics (about 17%). Other
religions followed are Protestants (about 8%), other
Christian faiths (5%) and others (abut 2%) consists of
Jews, LDS and Eastern faiths. |
Do you plan to relocate to Hanover? If you do, you will
find that this city is indeed worthy of its ranking as the second
best city in the USA to live in. The economy is booming at present
showing a projected growth of employment of about 16% over the
next decade, which is huge by any standards. The average income
per household in Hanover is about US $70 thousand.
An average typical home in Hanover would set you back by about
US $425 thousand and the real estate is appreciating at a steady
pace. Last year prices saw an appreciation of about 4%, which make
real estate investment -whether for a home or office - a good
proposition.
The pollution in this town is one of the lowest in USA with an
index of 90 (where the higher it is, the better it is). In spite
of the exceptionally clean and healthy environment Hanover boats
of 949 physicians per capita vis-à-vis the USA average of only
170.
Though the cost of living is about 47% higher than an average
US city, living in Hanover is definitely a plus point.
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