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Dorchester vs Durham vs Landaff
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Dorchester has the most affordable homes ($140k median).
Durham has the most expensive homes ($504k median).
Landaff has the most kids (16.2% under 18).
Durham is a college town. 55.1% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Dorchester | Durham | Landaff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 410Lowest |
15,080Highest |
420 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +5.8% NH: +4.6% |
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| Median age | 56±10.5 29% above NH |
20.8±0.3Lowest 52% below NH |
56.4±5.2Highest 30% above NH |
| Landaff and Dorchester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 11.2%±4.4 NH: 18.2% |
10.3%±2.1Lowest NH: 18.2% |
16.2%±5.9Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Landaff and Dorchester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 39.8%±15.5Highest NH: 20.1% |
11.5%±1.6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
28.8%±4.7 NH: 20.1% |
| Dorchester and Landaff are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.8% NH: 40.6% |
75.4%Highest NH: 40.6% |
26.3%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.5%±3.1Lowest NH: 6% |
55.1%±3.2Highest NH: 6% |
1.7%±1.6 NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | — | $124,056±$21kHighest 25% above NH |
$87,500±$26kLowest 12% below NH |
| Durham and Landaff are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $139,600±$133kLowest 65% below NH |
$504,300±$41kHighest 25% above NH |
$279,300±$20k 31% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,429±$143Highest 4% below NH |
$1,375±$707Lowest 8% below NH |
| Durham and Landaff are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,779Lowest 43% below NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$4,813 28% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
66.4%±16Highest NH: 48.2% |
45.5%±100 NH: 48.2% |
| Durham and Landaff are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 18.6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
15.1% NH: 7.2% |
5.7%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
64.4%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
90.3% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Lowest 6 yrs older than NH |
1981 2 yrs newer than NH |
1984Highest 5 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 40 minHighest 50% above NH |
19 minLowest 27% below NH |
32 min 21% above NH |
| Work from home | 12.2%±8.8 NH: 16.8% |
19.4%±3.5Highest NH: 16.8% |
10.2%±5.7Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Durham and Dorchester 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 | — | #9 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | — | Oyster River Coop School District | Landaff School District |
| High school in town | — | Oyster River High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.3 |
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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.