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Dover vs Deering vs St. Albans
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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.2%).
Deering has the most homeowners (87.7%).
St. Albans has the most kids (20.5% under 18).
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 | Deering | St. Albans |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 33,364Highest |
1,938Lowest |
6,954 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-0.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
-0.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 36.9±1.9Lowest 5% below U.S. |
48.8±5.7Highest 25% above U.S. |
38.7±2 about the U.S. average |
| Kids under 18 | 16.9%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
17.3%±4.3 U.S.: 22% |
20.5%±3.7Highest U.S.: 22% |
| St. Albans and Deering are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.8%±1.8 U.S.: 17.2% |
23.9%±1.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
13.9%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 52%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
31%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
31.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.2%±1.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.6%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.7%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $94,829±$7k 17% above U.S. |
$101,250±$16kHighest 25% above U.S. |
$57,980±$7kLowest 28% below U.S. |
| Deering 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±$20kHighest 31% above U.S. |
$309,900±$27k 7% below U.S. |
$263,400±$18kLowest 21% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,607±$100Highest 14% above U.S. |
$1,306±$116 8% below U.S. |
$1,150±$78Lowest 19% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,249Highest 164% above U.S. |
$6,223 100% above U.S. |
$4,436Lowest 42% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.6%±6.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
23.9%±27.6Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
51.8%±11.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| St. Albans and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
14.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
19.5%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 52.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
87.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
49%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1977Highest 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1945Lowest 35 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 14% below U.S. |
40 minHighest 50% above U.S. |
23 minLowest 14% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 18.6%±2.5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
10%±2.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.1%±3.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #64 of 120 in NH | — | #46 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Dover School District | — | Maple Run Unified Union School District #57 |
| High school in town | Dover Senior High School | — | Bellows Free Academy (St. Albans) |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.7Highest |
— | 11.4Lowest |
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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.