What stands out worked out from the figures below

Brownington has the most affordable homes ($194k median).

Dover has the most people working from home (18.6%).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Brownington	Dover
People
Population	1,144Lowest	33,364Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	+5.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4%	+9.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4%
Median age	40.5±4.5Highest 4% above U.S.	36.9±1.9Lowest 5% below U.S.
	Brownington and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	26.1%±3.4Highest U.S.: 22%	16.9%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 22%
Age 65+	11.7%±2Lowest U.S.: 17.2%	16.8%±1.8Highest U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	21.8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7%	52%Highest U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 6.4%	6.2%±1.2Highest U.S.: 6.4%
	Dover and Brownington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$75,556±$17kLowest 6% below U.S.	$94,829±$7kHighest 17% above U.S.
	Dover and Brownington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$193,800±$40kLowest 42% below U.S.	$436,700±$20kHighest 31% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$745±$504Lowest 47% below U.S.	$1,607±$100Highest 14% above U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$3,912Lowest 25% above U.S.	$8,249Highest 164% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	78.5%±29.7Highest U.S.: 51.1%	48.6%±6.3Lowest U.S.: 51.1%
	Brownington and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	21.5%Highest U.S.: 12.5%	8.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	81%Highest U.S.: 65.2%	52.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1985Highest 5 yrs newer than U.S.	1976Lowest 4 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	33 minHighest 25% above U.S.	23 minLowest 14% below U.S.
Work from home	6%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1%	18.6%±2.5Highest U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	—	#64 of 120 in NH
School district	Lake Region Union Elementary Middle School District	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.