Compare towns
Dover vs Dummer vs Windsor
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).
Dummer has the oldest population (median age 53.6).
Windsor has the most kids (25.2% 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 | Dummer | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 33,364Highest |
299 |
254Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.2% NH: +4.6% |
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| Median age | 36.9±1.9Lowest 15% below NH |
53.6±6.4Highest 24% above NH |
40.2±18.8 7% below NH |
| Dummer and Windsor 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% |
19.4%±5.1 NH: 18.2% |
25.2%±14.7Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Windsor and Dummer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.8%±1.8 NH: 20.1% |
21.4%±4.6Highest NH: 20.1% |
15.7%±8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Dummer 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 NH: 40.6% |
16.9% NH: 40.6% |
12.6%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.2%±1.2Highest NH: 6% |
0%±5.7Lowest NH: 6% |
3.9%±4.2 NH: 6% |
| Dover and Windsor 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 4% below NH |
$91,250±$21kLowest 8% below NH |
$103,750±$40kHighest 5% above NH |
| Windsor 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 8% above NH |
$242,200±$51kLowest 40% below NH |
$337,500±$40k 16% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,607±$100 8% above NH |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,249Highest 24% above NH |
$2,898Lowest 57% below NH |
$3,381 49% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.6%±6.3 NH: 48.2% |
0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
66.7%±100Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Windsor 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 NH: 7.2% |
9% NH: 7.2% |
10.8%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 52.7%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
94.2% NH: 72.8% |
96.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest 3 yrs older than NH |
1977 2 yrs older than NH |
1983Highest 4 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 15% below NH |
25 min 6% below NH |
32 minHighest 21% above NH |
| Work from home | 18.6%±2.5Highest NH: 16.8% |
6.8%±4.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
15%±16.5 NH: 16.8% |
| Dover and Windsor 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 | — | — |
| School district | Dover School District | — | — |
| High school in town | Dover Senior High School | — | — |
| 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.