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Dover vs Berwick vs Amherst
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Dover has the most renters (47.3% rent).
Berwick has the most affordable homes ($369k median).
Amherst has the highest household income ($153k).
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 | Berwick | Amherst |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 33,364Highest |
8,175Lowest |
11,861 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
+9.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+4.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 36.9±1.9Lowest 5% below U.S. |
40.7±2.9 5% above U.S. |
45.9±3.5Highest 18% above U.S. |
| Amherst and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.9%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
22.7%±4.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
22.4%±3.3 U.S.: 22% |
| Berwick and Amherst 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% |
17.2%±4.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
20.2%±3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Amherst and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 52% U.S.: 35.7% |
35%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
65.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.2%±1.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.7%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.7%±1.5Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Dover and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $94,829±$7k 17% above U.S. |
$94,771±$24kLowest 17% above U.S. |
$153,196±$10kHighest 90% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $436,700±$20k 31% above U.S. |
$369,100±$19kLowest 11% above U.S. |
$537,600±$30kHighest 62% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,607±$100Highest 14% above U.S. |
$1,452±$430Lowest about the U.S. average |
$1,462±$256 3% above U.S. |
| Dover and Amherst are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,249 164% above U.S. |
$4,436Lowest 42% above U.S. |
$9,773Highest 213% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.6%±6.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
50.6%±46Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
31.4%±9Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Berwick and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 52.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
87.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
91.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1989Highest 9 yrs newer than U.S. |
1978 2 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 14% below U.S. |
30 min 12% above U.S. |
33 minHighest 23% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 18.6%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
20.2%±7.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
32.4%±5.5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Amherst and Berwick 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 | #101 of 133 in ME | #20 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Dover School District | RSU 60/MSAD 60 | Amherst School District · Souhegan Cooperative School District |
| High school in town | Dover Senior High School | None in town | Souhegan Coop High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.7Highest |
— | 10.4Lowest |
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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.