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Belgrade vs Dover vs Rome
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Belgrade has the most people working from home (20.4%).
Dover has the most renters (47.3% rent).
Rome has grown the fastest since 2010 (+13.7%).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Belgrade | Dover | Rome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,351 |
33,364Highest |
1,215Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+9.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
+13.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 47.3±14.6 22% above U.S. |
36.9±1.9Lowest 5% below U.S. |
48.3±9.2Highest 24% above U.S. |
| Rome and Belgrade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.6%±6.9Highest U.S.: 22% |
16.9%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
21.4%±6.3 U.S.: 22% |
| Belgrade and Rome are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.9%±6.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
16.8%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
24.7%±9.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Rome and Belgrade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 49.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
52%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
39.1%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.7%±3.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
6.2%±1.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.2%±4.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Dover and Belgrade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $88,338±$13k 9% above U.S. |
$94,829±$7kHighest 17% above U.S. |
$77,639±$25kLowest 4% below U.S. |
| Dover and Belgrade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $312,200±$44kLowest 6% below U.S. |
$436,700±$20kHighest 31% above U.S. |
$329,300±$36k about the U.S. average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $857±$108Lowest 39% below U.S. |
$1,607±$100Highest 14% above U.S. |
$1,150±$56 19% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,859 8% below U.S. |
$8,249Highest 164% above U.S. |
$1,829Lowest 41% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 17.2%±35.9Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
48.6%±6.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
54.2%±59.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Rome and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.1%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
10.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.8%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
52.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
91.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
1976Lowest 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1986Highest 6 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 13% below U.S. |
23 minLowest 14% below U.S. |
30 minHighest 13% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 20.4%±8.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
18.6%±2.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
7.4%±3.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Belgrade and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #71 of 133 in ME | #64 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | RSU 18 | Dover School District | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Dover Senior High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.7 |
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U.S. average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.