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Hanover, NH vs Plainfield, IL

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- Household income in Plainfield, is 8% less than it is in Hanover and is 49% above the National Average.
- Hanover unemployment rate is 2.9%.
- Plainfield unemployment rate is 5.0%.
 Hanover, NHPlainfield, ILUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-0.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth31.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes0.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$50,173  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$134,814$69,021
 Family Median Income$199,205  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Hanover, NHPlainfield, ILUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock2.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.7%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock1.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K3.2%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock2.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K4.5%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock7.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K6.3%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock25.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K13.8%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock25.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Hanover, NHPlainfield, ILUnited States
 Management, business, finance20.7%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock7.8%6.5%
 Community, social services2.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.2%1.2%
 Education, library17.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology13.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.0%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock3.9%5.4%
 Building maintenance0.2%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.2%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support17.2%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair1.7%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock9.5%13.1%
Reviews for Hanover    1 Reviews

Hanover/Lyme is where people from MA and NY and other states move so they can be big fish in little ponds. For the area, Hanover is a nice town but there are many such  More

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Reviews for Plainfield    13 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Plenty of housing in Plainfield, Joliet, IL area but norm on rent for a three bedroom house is around $2000.00  More

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Over 12 years ago

We transferred from the East Coast to Chicagoland and did not know where to live....We have kids and did NOT want the excess (read Drug Problems) in Naperville....Our  More

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Over 12 years ago

Plainfield is a good place to live, housing is descent, low crime.   More

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