Hanover also changes pretty distinctly as you move from the points west to points central and east. As an illustration, Patrick Henry High School covers all of Western Hanover while it takes 3 high schools (Atlee, Lee Davis and Hanover High School) to cover roughly the same land mass to the east. Mechanicsville and Atlee feature a more traditional suburban subdivision model especially in the corridor from Route 360 to Interstate 95 and consequently, you will find a suburban retail presence and other characteristics of this type of development.
For Sale In Hanover County
Hanover is broken into two MLS Zones:
- Western Hanover (MLS Zone 36) – which includes areas such as Beaverdam, Montpelier, Ashland, Elmont and Doswell (west of I95) and the Atlee area east of I95. The county transitions in the Atlee area from decidedly rural to a suburban along the 295 corridor.
- Eastern Hanover (MLS Zone 44) – which includes the largest and most populous area of the county, the Mechanicsville/360 Corridor. Old Church and Black Creek are more rural options to the far east of the county.
Overall, Hanover offers less density than Henrico and Chesterfield (100,000 people in Hanover vs 300,000+ in both Chesterfield and Henrico), a lower tax base, a slightly slower pace and the best interstate access of any county in the Metro, by far. The Board of Supervisors has been tasked with ‘managing growth’ (what is really meant is ‘restricting’ but I digress) and maintaining rural characteristics. For the most part, this has been accomplished, especially west of Interstate 95.
Price Point Searches for Hanover
- Homes, less than $250,000
- Homes between $250k and $500k
- Homes between $500k and $750k
- Homes between $750k and $1m
- Homes over $1m
