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Chatham vs Dover vs Roxbury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Chatham has the most kids (21.4% under 18).
Dover has the most people working from home (18.6%).
Roxbury has the most homeowners (95.5%).
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 | Chatham | Dover | Roxbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 430 |
33,364Highest |
299Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +9.2% NH: +4.6% |
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| Median age | 48.3±8.6Highest 12% above NH |
36.9±1.9Lowest 15% below NH |
43.2±17.7 about the NH average |
| Chatham and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.4%±7.4Highest NH: 18.2% |
16.9%±1.8 NH: 18.2% |
14.7%±11.5Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Chatham and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.5%±10Highest NH: 20.1% |
16.8%±1.8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
17.4%±10.8 NH: 20.1% |
| Chatham and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38.4% NH: 40.6% |
52%Highest NH: 40.6% |
30.6%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.8%±3.8Lowest NH: 6% |
6.2%±1.2 NH: 6% |
13.4%±15.8Highest NH: 6% |
| Roxbury and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $66,042±$19kLowest 33% below NH |
$94,829±$7kHighest 4% below NH |
$69,226±$14k 30% below NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $362,900±$42k 10% below NH |
$436,700±$20kHighest 8% above NH |
$323,100±$219kLowest 20% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,607±$100 8% above NH |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,690Lowest 45% below NH |
$8,249Highest 24% above NH |
$5,787 13% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.3%±100 NH: 48.2% |
48.6%±6.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Dover and Chatham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.1% NH: 7.2% |
8.3%Highest NH: 7.2% |
3.7%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.8% NH: 72.8% |
52.7%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
95.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest same as NH |
1976 3 yrs older than NH |
1969Lowest 10 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 33% above NH |
23 min 15% below NH |
21 minLowest 22% below NH |
| Work from home | 7.3%±5.4 NH: 16.8% |
18.6%±2.5Highest NH: 16.8% |
0.7%±1.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #64 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | — | Dover School District | — |
| High school in town | — | Dover Senior High School | — |
| 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.