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Dorset vs Mount Tabor vs Wolfeboro
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Dorset has the most kids (24% under 18).
Mount Tabor has the most affordable homes ($421k median).
Wolfeboro has the most renters (21.9% rent).
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 | Dorset | Mount Tabor | Wolfeboro |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,092 |
304Lowest |
6,571Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | +2.3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.9±7.5Lowest 18% above U.S. |
57.8±10.6Highest 49% above U.S. |
57±1.8 47% above U.S. |
| Mount Tabor and Wolfeboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 24%±5.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
10.2%±6.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
13.7%±3.3 U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 21.9%±4.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
42.4%±18.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
34.6%±5.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Mount Tabor and Wolfeboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 72.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
34.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
45% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±2.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.6%±4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.8%±1.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $111,250±$40kHighest 38% above U.S. |
— | $94,375±$22kLowest 17% above U.S. |
| Dorset and Wolfeboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $569,200±$57kHighest 71% above U.S. |
$420,500±$76kLowest 26% above U.S. |
$546,500±$60k 64% above U.S. |
| Dorset and Wolfeboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,420±$296 about the U.S. average |
$2,143±$367Highest 52% above U.S. |
$1,103±$76Lowest 22% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,489Highest 140% above U.S. |
$5,233 68% above U.S. |
$4,531Lowest 45% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 74.4%±22.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
12%±11.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Below poverty line | 11.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
11% U.S.: 12.5% |
8.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
92.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
78.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972 8 yrs older than U.S. |
1946Lowest 34 yrs older than U.S. |
1982Highest 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 18% below U.S. |
46 minHighest 72% above U.S. |
24 min 10% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 29.3%±7.5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
10.4%±8.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
22.9%±6.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Dorset and Wolfeboro 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 | — | — | #46 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Taconic and Green Regional School District #63 | — | Governor Wentworth Regional School District |
| High school in town | None in town | — | Kingswood Regional High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 11.1 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.