Compare towns
Brookline vs Dover vs Mont Vernon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Brookline has grown the fastest since 2010 (+13%).
Dover has the most renters (47.3% rent).
Mont Vernon has the most people working from home (26.6%).
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 | Brookline | Dover | Mont Vernon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,736 |
33,364Highest |
2,636Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +13%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+9.2% NH: +4.6% |
+7.3%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 41.2±1.5 5% below NH |
36.9±1.9Lowest 15% below NH |
42.9±2.8Highest about the NH average |
| Mont Vernon and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 26.7%±4Highest NH: 18.2% |
16.9%±1.8Lowest NH: 18.2% |
22.1%±3.8 NH: 18.2% |
| Brookline and Mont Vernon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 11.4%±2.1Lowest NH: 20.1% |
16.8%±1.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
15.6%±3.1 NH: 20.1% |
| Dover and Mont Vernon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 57.7%Highest NH: 40.6% |
52% NH: 40.6% |
50.8%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.3%±3.2Highest NH: 6% |
6.2%±1.2 NH: 6% |
6.1%±2.8Lowest NH: 6% |
| Brookline and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $171,046±$4kHighest 73% above NH |
$94,829±$7kLowest 4% below NH |
$158,036±$19k 60% above NH |
| Brookline and Mont Vernon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $544,400±$38kHighest 35% above NH |
$436,700±$20kLowest 8% above NH |
$526,300±$39k 31% above NH |
| Brookline and Mont Vernon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,500±$1kHighest 68% above NH |
$1,607±$100 8% above NH |
$1,104±$185Lowest 26% below NH |
| Brookline and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$8,249Lowest 24% above NH |
$9,432 41% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 23.8%±43.5Lowest NH: 48.2% |
48.6%±6.3 NH: 48.2% |
51.4%±80.8Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Mont Vernon and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 0.6%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
8.3%Highest NH: 7.2% |
4.4% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.1% NH: 72.8% |
52.7%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
95.9%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1993Highest 14 yrs newer than NH |
1976Lowest 3 yrs older than NH |
1978 1 yr older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 25% above NH |
23 minLowest 15% below NH |
30 min 12% above NH |
| Work from home | 24.7%±5.8 NH: 16.8% |
18.6%±2.5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
26.6%±6.6Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Mont Vernon and Brookline 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 | #23 of 120 in NH | #64 of 120 in NH | #4 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Brookline School District | Dover School District | Mont Vernon School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Dover Senior High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.7 |
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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.