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Deering vs Dover vs Warner
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Deering has the most homeowners (87.7%).
Dover has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.2%).
Warner has the oldest housing (typical home built 1975).
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 | Deering | Dover | Warner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,938Lowest |
33,364Highest |
2,959 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+9.2%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+3.7% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 48.8±5.7Highest 13% above NH |
36.9±1.9Lowest 15% below NH |
43.7±4 about the NH average |
| Deering and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.3%±4.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
16.9%±1.8Lowest NH: 18.2% |
17.3%±3.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 23.9%±1.2Highest NH: 20.1% |
16.8%±1.8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
20.4%±3.5 NH: 20.1% |
| Deering and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
52%Highest NH: 40.6% |
42.4% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±1.1Lowest NH: 6% |
6.2%±1.2Highest NH: 6% |
5.3%±1.6 NH: 6% |
| Dover and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $101,250±$16kHighest about the NH average |
$94,829±$7k 4% below NH |
$94,022±$18kLowest 5% below NH |
| Deering and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $309,900±$27kLowest 23% below NH |
$436,700±$20kHighest 8% above NH |
$353,100±$22k 12% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,306±$116 12% below NH |
$1,607±$100Highest 8% above NH |
$1,219±$123Lowest 18% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,223Lowest 7% below NH |
$8,249Highest 24% above NH |
$7,650 15% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 23.9%±27.6Lowest NH: 48.2% |
48.6%±6.3 NH: 48.2% |
48.7%±21.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Warner and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.3%Highest NH: 7.2% |
8.3%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
8.4% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.7%Highest NH: 72.8% |
52.7%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
74.6% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 2 yrs older than NH |
1976 3 yrs older than NH |
1975Lowest 4 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 40 minHighest 49% above NH |
23 minLowest 15% below NH |
32 min 19% above NH |
| Work from home | 10%±2.7Lowest NH: 16.8% |
18.6%±2.5Highest NH: 16.8% |
16.6%±4.8 NH: 16.8% |
| Dover and Warner 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 | — | #64 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | — | Dover School District | Kearsarge Regional School District |
| High school 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.