Compare towns
Bethlehem vs Greenland vs Dover
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bethlehem has the most affordable homes ($288k median).
Greenland has the highest household income ($163k).
Dover has the most renters (47.3% rent).
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 | Bethlehem | Greenland | Dover |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,537Lowest |
4,106 |
33,364Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.7%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+14.6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+9.2% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 50.6±8.5Highest 17% above NH |
48.4±7.7 12% above NH |
36.9±1.9Lowest 15% below NH |
| Bethlehem and Greenland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.7%±5.4 NH: 18.2% |
19.8%±5.2Highest NH: 18.2% |
16.9%±1.8Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Greenland and Bethlehem are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 28.2%±5.5 NH: 20.1% |
28.9%±5Highest NH: 20.1% |
16.8%±1.8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Greenland and Bethlehem are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 45.1%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
59.6%Highest NH: 40.6% |
52% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.9%±0.9Lowest NH: 6% |
2.3%±1.6 NH: 6% |
6.2%±1.2Highest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $85,029±$18kLowest 14% below NH |
$162,837±$11kHighest 64% above NH |
$94,829±$7k 4% below NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $288,300±$22kLowest 28% below NH |
$662,800±$42kHighest 65% above NH |
$436,700±$20k 8% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,174±$81Lowest 21% below NH |
$2,331±$363Highest 56% above NH |
$1,607±$100 8% above NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,418Lowest 19% below NH |
$7,420 11% above NH |
$8,249Highest 24% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.3%±18.3Lowest NH: 48.2% |
77.3%±44.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
48.6%±6.3 NH: 48.2% |
| Greenland and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.1%Highest NH: 7.2% |
0.5%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
8.3% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.3% NH: 72.8% |
93.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
52.7%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Lowest 6 yrs older than NH |
1987Highest 8 yrs newer than NH |
1976 3 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 24% below NH |
21 min 23% below NH |
23 minHighest 15% below NH |
| Work from home | 31.2%±12.9 NH: 16.8% |
32.2%±7.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
18.6%±2.5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Greenland and Bethlehem 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 | #34 of 120 in NH | #10 of 120 in NH | #64 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Bethlehem School District · Profile School District | Greenland School District | Dover School District |
| High school in town | Profile Senior High School | None in town | Dover Senior High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.9Lowest |
— | 12.7Highest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
NH 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.