Compare towns
Dover vs Ashland vs Roxbury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Dover has the most people working from home (18.6%).
Ashland has the most affordable homes ($227k median).
Roxbury has the most homeowners (95.5%).
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 | Dover | Ashland | Roxbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 33,364Highest |
2,183 |
299Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.2%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-6.6%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
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| Median age | 36.9±1.9Lowest 15% below NH |
42.3±11.2 about the NH average |
43.2±17.7Highest about the NH average |
| Roxbury and Ashland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.9%±1.8 NH: 18.2% |
21.4%±6.4Highest NH: 18.2% |
14.7%±11.5Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Ashland 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 NH: 20.1% |
25.8%±5.3Highest NH: 20.1% |
17.4%±10.8 NH: 20.1% |
| Ashland and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 52%Highest NH: 40.6% |
35.9% NH: 40.6% |
30.6%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.2%±1.2 NH: 6% |
2.7%±1.7Lowest NH: 6% |
13.4%±15.8Highest NH: 6% |
| Roxbury and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $94,829±$7kHighest 4% below NH |
$54,607±$9kLowest 45% below NH |
$69,226±$14k 30% below NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $436,700±$20kHighest 8% above NH |
$227,000±$29kLowest 44% below NH |
$323,100±$219k 20% below NH |
| Dover and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,607±$100Highest 8% above NH |
$1,096±$155Lowest 26% below NH |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,249Highest 24% above NH |
$4,961Lowest 26% below NH |
$5,787 13% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.6%±6.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
39.1%±14.8 NH: 48.2% |
0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Dover and Ashland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.3% NH: 7.2% |
21.1%Highest NH: 7.2% |
3.7%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 52.7%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
64.1% NH: 72.8% |
95.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 3 yrs older than NH |
1978Highest 1 yr older than NH |
1969Lowest 10 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 15% below NH |
26 minHighest 4% below NH |
21 minLowest 22% below NH |
| Work from home | 18.6%±2.5Highest NH: 16.8% |
9.9%±4.6 NH: 16.8% |
0.7%±1.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #64 of 120 in NH | — | — |
| School district | Dover School District | Ashland 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.