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Cornish vs Dover vs Chesterville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cornish has the oldest population (median age 39.2).
Dover has the most people working from home (18.6%).
Chesterville has the most kids (31.3% under 18).
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 | Cornish | Dover | Chesterville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,024Lowest |
33,364Highest |
1,397 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +9.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-1.8%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39.2±13.3Highest about the U.S. average |
36.9±1.9Lowest 5% below U.S. |
37.8±4 about the U.S. average |
| Cornish and Chesterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 10.5%±5.5Lowest U.S.: 22% |
16.9%±1.8 U.S.: 22% |
31.3%±6.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 15.2%±6.8 U.S.: 17.2% |
16.8%±1.8Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
15%±3Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Dover and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.1%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
52%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
20.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
6.2%±1.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.3%±2 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $68,686±$2k 15% below U.S. |
$94,829±$7kHighest 17% above U.S. |
$61,635±$10kLowest 24% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | — | $436,700±$20kHighest 31% above U.S. |
$214,000±$40kLowest 36% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,135±$141 20% below U.S. |
$1,607±$100Highest 14% above U.S. |
$1,088±$73Lowest 23% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,925Lowest 38% below U.S. |
$8,249Highest 164% above U.S. |
$2,194 30% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31%±22.9 U.S.: 51.1% |
48.6%±6.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
21.8%±30.8Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Dover and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
12%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
52.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
86.4%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 22 yrs older than U.S. |
1976 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1978Highest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 20% above U.S. |
23 minLowest 14% below U.S. |
25 min 5% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 7.4%±3.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
18.6%±2.5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
7.1%±3.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| 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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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.