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Living in Hanover

In Hanover (New Hampshire), unemployment is 8.2% (2024).

Residents of Hanover numbered 9,078 at the end of 2020. An unemployment rate of 8.19% was measured at the end of 2024. Hanover was home to 1,425 foreign residents at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0720 sources

Population9,078people31 Dec 2020Official source · U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020
Median gross salary2,367EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables
Median rent2,082EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records
Unemployment rate8.19%country median 4.6% — 79% aboveOfficial source · Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)
Recorded crime450.8offences per 100,000country median 1,586 — 72% belowOfficial source · FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting
PM2.5, annual mean4.72µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData

Higher unemployment than 88% of American cities that publish it, less recorded crime than 92% of American cities that publish it and cleaner air than 93% of American cities that publish it.

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Hanover?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

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Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Hanover recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60
Mobile plan, 10 GB€22
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited60.38 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Verizon 300 Mbps home internet17Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB21.57 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Visible unlimited mobile plan18Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)2,392 EUR/month31 Dec 2020ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)4Official
Median monthly rent2,082 EUR/month31 Dec 2020ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records3Official
Recorded property crimes53 offenses/year31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)7Official

Is Hanover a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker19%strong on work, weak on legal route · range 10–28%
Skilled employee31%strong on work, weak on education · range 22–40%
Student31%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 21–41%
Family41%strong on family, weak on education · range 32–50%
Retirement35%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 24–46%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

15.7% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 1,425 of 9,078 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Work and income

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in Hanover is 8.2%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median gross salary2,367 EUR/month31 Dec 20202024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables1Official
Unemployment rate8.19 %country median 4.6%31 Dec 2024Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)6Official

What does a salary buy in Hanover?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Hanover median gross pay: €2,367 (2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables, 2020-12-31).
Left over each month€0of €0 take-home
  • Rent
  • Internet
  • Mobile
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
Each month€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.outside the model's range
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31− €2,392
Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30− €60
Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30− €22
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish—
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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Hanover. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

American Job Centers — Public employment service

U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Hanover. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Physicians per 100,000 residents1,757 per 100,00031 Dec 2023Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release5Official · county

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Hanover when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesHanover highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Hanover highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Philadelphia5,457
Houston5,442
San Antonio5,218
Chicago4,012
Dallas4,010
Austin3,709
Fort Worth3,158
Phoenix3,125
New York City3,039
Los Angeles2,212
San Diego2,082
Hanover1,086
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents450.8 offences per 100,000country median 1,58631 Dec 2024FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting8Official
Recorded violent crimes2 offenses/year31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)7Official

Mobility and administration

Hanover's nearest airport was LEB, 9 km away and offered 2 direct destinations.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport2 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights10Official
Distance to the nearest major airport9 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports11Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)LEB3 Aug 2026OurAirports11Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Hanover. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies
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USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

EnglishIn Person, OnlineCost varies
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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Hanover.

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Climate and air quality

Hanover recorded annual PM2.5 of 4.7 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Hanover's monthly mean temperatures were −5.8°C in January and 22.3°C in July.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United StatesAnnual PM2.5 in Hanover is 4.7 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean4.72 µg/m³31 Dec 2024U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData16Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan -0.944 · Feb 1.28 · Mar 6.5 · Apr 14.5 · May 21.61 · Jun 26 · Jul 28.56 · Aug 27.56 · Sep 23.22 · Oct 15.67 · Nov 8.44 · Dec 2 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information9Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -10.56 · Feb -9.78 · Mar -4.67 · Apr 1.56 · May 7.89 · Jun 13 · Jul 16.06 · Aug 15.17 · Sep 11.17 · Oct 4.56 · Nov -0.722 · Dec -6.44 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information9Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan -5.78 · Feb -4.28 · Mar 0.889 · Apr 8.06 · May 14.72 · Jun 19.5 · Jul 22.28 · Aug 21.39 · Sep 17.17 · Oct 10.11 · Nov 3.83 · Dec -2.22 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information9Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 69.34 · Feb 60.45 · Mar 75.18 · Apr 82.3 · May 84.84 · Jun 93.98 · Jul 113.8 · Aug 90.17 · Sep 84.58 · Oct 101.6 · Nov 76.2 · Dec 87.38 mm31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information9Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, highest monitored reading20.3 µg/m³31 Dec 2024US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)16Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, annual mean4.67 µg/m³31 Dec 2024US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)16Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In United States: Albany ±0.9 °C. Elsewhere: Chatham-Kent (Canada) ±1.0 °C, Barrie (Canada) ±1.9 °C, Gatineau (Canada) ±2.1 °C, Markham (Canada) ±2.1 °C, Mississauga (Canada) ±2.1 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

The total area of Hanover was 11.7 km² at the end of 2025. At the end of 2024, the population density reached 724 people per km².

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area11.71 km²31 Dec 2025U.S. Census Bureau (TIGERweb ArcGIS REST service)12Official
Foreign-resident share16.81 %31 Dec 2024Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)6Official
Foreign residents1,425 people31 Dec 2024Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)6Official
Population density724 people/km²31 Dec 2024Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)6Official
Population9,078 people31 Dec 2020U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 202015Official
Population covered by crime statistics12,110 people31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)7Official

Alternatives for people set on Hanover

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Hartford as a Hanover alternative in the same region

7 km away, better on 1 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Foreign residents cannot be compared like for like.

  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,236 Hartford vs 451 Hanover+174%
  • Median gross pay, city: €4,188 Hartford vs €2,367 Hanover+77%
  • Residents: 754 Hartford vs 9,078 Hanover−92%
  • Foreign residents: 0.0% (2020) Hartford vs 16.8% (2024) Hanoverno percentage
  • Annual PM2.5: 4.7 µg/m³ Hartford vs 4.7 µg/m³ Hanoversame level
Full comparisonMore about Hartford

North Bethesda as a Hanover alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 658 km, better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

  • Median gross pay, city: €6,119 North Bethesda vs €2,367 Hanover+159%
  • Residents: 50,094 North Bethesda vs 9,078 Hanover+452%
  • Unemployment: 3.6% North Bethesda vs 8.2% Hanover−56%
  • Foreign residents: 34.1% North Bethesda vs 16.8% Hanover+103%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,458 (2025) North Bethesda vs 451 (2024) Hanoverno percentage
  • Annual PM2.5: 5.9 µg/m³ North Bethesda vs 4.7 µg/m³ Hanover+24%
Full comparisonMore about North Bethesda

Cities near Hanover

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Hartford 7.1 km away
Rent
1,128 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
4,188 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Alternative cities in United States

Other cities in United States to compare with Hanover, nearest in population first.

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Thompson's Station9,081 residentsSunset Hills9,075 residentsWashington Terrace9,075 residentsGilberts9,082 residentsAugusta9,073 residentsStonegate9,072 residents

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Common questions

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What is the unemployment rate in Hanover?

The unemployment rate is 8.19 %. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is the air quality good in Hanover?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 4.72 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is within the WHO guideline. Source: U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData.

How safe is Hanover?

Police recorded 450.8 offences per 100,000. This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting.

How many people live in Hanover?

The published population is 9,078 people. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020.

How many foreign residents live in Hanover?

1,425 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is Hanover a good place to live?

Hanover may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Hanover?

Hartford, Lebanon are near Hanover. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Hanover (New Hampshire), United States: population, rent [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 62b0902e0094e480f03f309586b23c9c]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/us/hanover-nh-009/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  title = {Hanover (New Hampshire), United States: population, rent},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {62b0902e0094e480f03f309586b23c9c},
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}
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Sources

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  1. 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables api.census.gov · checked 2026-10-04
  2. 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables api.census.gov · checked 2026-10-04
  3. ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-18
  4. ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-19
  5. Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release data.hrsa.gov · checked 2026-10-04
  6. Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS) api.censusreporter.org · checked 2026-08-03
  7. FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip) cde.ucr.cjis.gov · checked 2026-09-05
  8. FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting cde.ucr.cjis.gov · checked 2026-08-04
  9. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
  10. OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
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  1. OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
  2. U.S. Census Bureau (TIGERweb ArcGIS REST service) tigerweb.geo.census.gov · checked 2026-08-03
  3. U.S. Census Bureau TIGERweb Places (layer 4 incorporated places, layer 5 CDPs; identical query) tigerweb.geo.census.gov · checked 2026-09-11
  4. U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey api.census.gov · checked 2026-08-07
  5. U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020 tigerweb.geo.census.gov · checked 2026-08-05
  6. U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData aqs.epa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
  7. Verizon 300 Mbps home internet verizon.com · checked 2026-09-15
  8. Visible unlimited mobile plan visible.com · checked 2026-09-15
  9. Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
  10. Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06

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