Hancock vs New Boston

A side-by-side comparison of Hancock and New Boston: population, income, housing, and more.

Hancock and New Boston are places in New Hampshire. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

New Boston has the higher population (197 vs 171 in Hancock). Since 2019, New Boston's population has grown faster (+87.6% vs -38.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Hancock	New Boston
Population	171	197
Median age	65.7 yrs	58.7 yrs
Median household income	$57,159	—
Median home value	$388,000	—
Housing units	102	66
Homeownership rate	88.9%	80.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	74.5%	82.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	38.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hancock	New Boston
Population	280 → 171 (-38.9%)	105 → 197 (+87.6%)
Median household income	$56,458 → $57,159 (+1.2%)	$250,001 → $250,001 (+0.0%)
Median home value	$362,500 → $388,000 (+7.0%)	—
Median gross rent	$1,139 → $1,177 (+3.3%)	—

Hancock

Population

280171

Median household income

$56,458$57,159

Median home value

$362,500$388,000

Median gross rent

$1,139$1,177

New Boston

Population

105197

Median household income

$250,001$250,001

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hancock	New Boston
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	4.7%	0.0%
18 to 24	1.2%	32.5%
25 to 34	0.0%	0.0%
35 to 44	0.0%	0.0%
45 to 54	19.3%	0.0%
55 to 64	19.3%	58.9%
65 to 74	43.3%	0.0%
75 and over	12.3%	8.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hancock	New Boston
White (non-Hispanic)	94.2%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	5.8%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hancock	New Boston
No high school diploma	0.0%	0.0%
High school graduate	6.8%	7.5%
Some college or associate's	18.6%	10.5%
Bachelor's degree	37.9%	42.1%
Graduate or professional degree	36.6%	39.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hancock	New Boston
Drove alone	78.4%	100.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	9.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.8%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hancock	New Boston
1-unit, detached	77.5%	80.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	11.8%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	10.8%	19.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Hancock	New Boston
Poverty rate	0.0%	7.2%
Average household size	1.73	2.73
Mean commute (minutes)	17	—
Median year structure built	1938	—