Best PlacesHanover, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Hanover, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Hanover ranks 20,510th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Hanover
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Hanover's strengths and weaknesses
Where Hanover ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 95% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 92% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 88% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 87% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 128 pleasant days a year, better than 84% of towns
Where Hanover ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 7% of towns
- Short commute35.7 minutes each way, better than only 12% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 16% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 17% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Hanover
A household needs to earn about $78,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Hanover home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $56,021, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Hanover's effective rate of 0.50%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Hanover
Hanover runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Hanover.
Who works in Hanover, and how
Work in Hanover centers on health care & social and admin & support services. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Hanover
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Hanover.
What the weather is like in Hanover, month by month
Hanover sees roughly 128 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 97 degrees. January highs sit near 62, with lows near 41. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 62° | 50° | 41° |
| April | 80° | 68° | 58° |
| July | 97° | 85° | 75° |
| October | 84° | 70° | 60° |
Flying in and out of Hanover
The nearest airport, Easterwood Field, is about 30 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Austin-Bergstrom International, about 66 miles away.
The best schools in and around Hanover
Schools across Hanover average a B, better than 70% of towns.
Top middle schools
- Milano J HA− · 57% proficient
- Cameron MiddleB+ · 48% proficient
Top high schools
- Milano H SA− · 60% proficient
- Cameron Yoe H SC+ · 37% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Hanover school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Hanover measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Hanover against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Hanover
Is Hanover a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Hanover ranks 20,510th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, low taxes, and a stable housing market, and lowest on summer heat and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Hanover expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $310,804. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $56,021 median income, cost of living beats 17% of towns.
Is Hanover safe?
Yes, Hanover is safer than 87% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $261 per resident a year.
Compare Hanover with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Hanover. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Hanover represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Hanover detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Hanover: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Hanover: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Hanover: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Hanover: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Hanover detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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