Cost of Living in Hanover
Hanover's cost of living runs genuinely, substantially above national and New Hampshire norms on both housing and property taxes.
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Learn moreA genuinely expensive housing market
Hanover's cited 2026 home-price figures ($835,000-$1.0 million) run well above the ~$408,776 national median, among the most expensive markets in New Hampshire.
Above-NH-statewide property taxes
Hanover's effective property tax rate (~1.93%) runs above both the 1.02% national median and New Hampshire's own ~1.82% statewide median cited by the same source.
No income tax or sales tax, but real other taxes
New Hampshire's no-income-tax, no-sales-tax structure is real, but the state's 8.5% Meals & Rooms Tax and Hanover's own high property-tax burden mean it is not a low-cost destination overall.
Key takeaways
- Hanover's housing costs run genuinely, substantially above national and NH norms.
- Hanover's effective property tax rate runs above both national and NH statewide medians.
- New Hampshire has no income or sales tax, but Hanover carries real, substantial other cost pressures.
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