Compare towns
Dover vs Bow vs Londonderry
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 renters (47.3% rent).
Bow has the highest household income ($173k).
Londonderry has the oldest population (median age 42.4).
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 | Bow | Londonderry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 33,364Highest |
8,335Lowest |
12,225 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.2% NH: +4.6% |
+9.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+5.5%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 36.9±1.9Lowest 15% below NH |
41.5±2 4% below NH |
42.4±1Highest about the NH average |
| Londonderry and Bow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.9%±1.8Lowest NH: 18.2% |
25%±3.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
18.6%±2.1 NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 16.8%±1.8 NH: 20.1% |
17.6%±2.5Highest NH: 20.1% |
16.5%±2Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Bow 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% NH: 40.6% |
60.3%Highest NH: 40.6% |
46%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.2%±1.2Highest NH: 6% |
5.6%±1.9Lowest NH: 6% |
6.1%±1.7 NH: 6% |
| Dover and Londonderry 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 4% below NH |
$172,857±$16kHighest 75% above NH |
$119,571±$13k 21% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $436,700±$20kLowest 8% above NH |
$506,500±$34kHighest 26% above NH |
$469,500±$23k 17% above NH |
| Bow and Londonderry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,607±$100 8% above NH |
$1,539±$178Lowest 3% above NH |
$1,952±$135Highest 31% above NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,249 24% above NH |
$9,584Highest 44% above NH |
$7,568Lowest 14% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.6%±6.3 NH: 48.2% |
39%±13.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
60.6%±13.9Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Londonderry 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 NH: 7.2% |
2.7%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
2.9% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 52.7%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
87.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
83.8% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest 3 yrs older than NH |
1985Highest 6 yrs newer than NH |
1983 4 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 15% below NH |
27 min about the NH average |
28 minHighest 4% above NH |
| Work from home | 18.6%±2.5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
22.7%±4.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
20.4%±2.8 NH: 16.8% |
| Bow and Londonderry 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 | #26 of 120 in NH | #37 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Dover School District | Bow School District | — |
| High school in town | Dover Senior High School | Bow High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.7Lowest |
12.8Highest |
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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.