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Claremont vs Croydon 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
Claremont has the most affordable homes ($205k median).
Croydon has the most homeowners (86.6%).
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.
| Measure | Claremont | Croydon | Dover |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 13,078 |
798Lowest |
33,364Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+4.8% NH: +4.6% |
+9.2%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 42.6±3.5 about the NH average |
43±9.1Highest about the NH average |
36.9±1.9Lowest 15% below NH |
| Croydon and Claremont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.1%±2.8Highest NH: 18.2% |
19%±6.3 NH: 18.2% |
16.9%±1.8Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Claremont and Croydon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.8%±3.1 NH: 20.1% |
27.4%±3.6Highest NH: 20.1% |
16.8%±1.8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Croydon and Claremont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.7% NH: 40.6% |
21.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
52%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±1.2Lowest NH: 6% |
4%±3.3 NH: 6% |
6.2%±1.2Highest NH: 6% |
| Dover and Croydon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $59,096±$8kLowest 40% below NH |
$98,333±$21kHighest about the NH average |
$94,829±$7k 4% below NH |
| Croydon and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $204,600±$17kLowest 49% below NH |
$317,300±$33k 21% below NH |
$436,700±$20kHighest 8% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,146±$83 23% below NH |
$991±$336Lowest 34% below NH |
$1,607±$100Highest 8% above NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,774 13% below NH |
$3,806Lowest 43% below NH |
$8,249Highest 24% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 63.6%±12.5Highest NH: 48.2% |
7.1%±75.3Lowest NH: 48.2% |
48.6%±6.3 NH: 48.2% |
| Claremont and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.5%Highest NH: 7.2% |
6.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
8.3% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.2% NH: 72.8% |
86.6%Highest NH: 72.8% |
52.7%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1957Lowest 22 yrs older than NH |
1981Highest 2 yrs newer than NH |
1976 3 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min 9% below NH |
26 minHighest about the NH average |
23 minLowest 15% below NH |
| Work from home | 8.6%±2.9 NH: 16.8% |
5.3%±4.9Lowest NH: 16.8% |
18.6%±2.5Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #103 of 120 in NH | — | #64 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Claremont School District | Croydon School District | Dover School District |
| High school in town | Stevens High School | None in town | Dover Senior High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.7 |
— | 12.7 |
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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.