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Dover vs Dummerston vs Mount Tabor
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).
Dummerston has the most people working from home (25.9%).
Mount Tabor has the oldest population (median age 57.8).
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 | Dummerston | Mount Tabor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 33,364Highest |
2,090 |
304Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+0.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 36.9±1.9Lowest 5% below U.S. |
45.6±11.7 17% above U.S. |
57.8±10.6Highest 49% above U.S. |
| Mount Tabor and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.9%±1.8 U.S.: 22% |
21.7%±6Highest U.S.: 22% |
10.2%±6.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Dummerston 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 U.S.: 17.2% |
24.3%±3 U.S.: 17.2% |
42.4%±18.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Mount Tabor and Dummerston 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% |
58.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
34.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.2%±1.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.3%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.6%±4 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Dover and Mount Tabor 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 17% above U.S. |
$101,696±$21kHighest 26% above U.S. |
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| Dummerston 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. |
$335,300±$22kLowest about the U.S. average |
$420,500±$76k 26% above U.S. |
| Dover and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,607±$100 14% above U.S. |
$1,392±$126Lowest about the U.S. average |
$2,143±$367Highest 52% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,249Highest 164% above U.S. |
$4,536Lowest 45% above U.S. |
$5,233 68% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.6%±6.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
44.1%±32.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Dover and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
4.5%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
11%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 52.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
92.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
92.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1971 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1946Lowest 34 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 14% below U.S. |
21 minLowest 21% below U.S. |
46 minHighest 72% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 18.6%±2.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
25.9%±10.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
10.4%±8.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Dummerston and Dover 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 | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 | — |
| High school in town | Dover Senior High School | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.7 |
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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.