What stands out worked out from the figures below

Dover has the most renters (47.3% rent).

Amesbury has the most homeowners (68.6%).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Dover	Amesbury
People
Population	33,364Highest	17,403Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	+9.2% U.S.: +7.4%	—
Median age	36.9±1.9Lowest 5% below U.S.	43.7±1.7Highest 12% above U.S.
Kids under 18	16.9%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 22%	20%±2.4Highest U.S.: 22%
	Amesbury and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	16.8%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 17.2%	18.2%±2.1Highest U.S.: 17.2%
	Amesbury and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	52%Highest U.S.: 35.7%	44.8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	6.2%±1.2Highest U.S.: 6.4%	4.1%±1.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4%
	Dover and Amesbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$94,829±$7kLowest 17% above U.S.	$103,554±$12kHighest 28% above U.S.
	Amesbury and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$436,700±$20kLowest 31% above U.S.	$519,300±$32kHighest 56% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,607±$100Lowest 14% above U.S.	$1,683±$115Highest 19% above U.S.
	Amesbury and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$8,249Highest 164% above U.S.	$7,360Lowest 136% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	48.6%±6.3Lowest U.S.: 51.1%	66.7%±10.7Highest U.S.: 51.1%
Below poverty line	8.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5%	7.1%Lowest U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	52.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2%	68.6%Highest U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1976Highest 4 yrs older than U.S.	1969Lowest 11 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	23 minLowest 14% below U.S.	29 minHighest 10% above U.S.
Work from home	18.6%±2.5Highest U.S.: 15.1%	17.4%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1%
	Dover and Amesbury 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	#151 of 282 in MA
School district	Dover School District	Amesbury
High school in town	Dover Senior High School	Amesbury High
Students per teacherat that high school	12.7Highest	10.9Lowest
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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.