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Dover vs Enfield vs Conway
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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.2%).
Enfield has the most affordable homes ($278k median).
Conway has the shortest commute (21 min average).
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 | Enfield | Conway |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 33,364Highest |
1,994Lowest |
10,141 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.2%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+2% NH: +4.6% |
-2.9%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 36.9±1.9Lowest 15% below NH |
58.1±20Highest 34% above NH |
55±4.1 27% above NH |
| Enfield and Conway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.9%±1.8Highest NH: 18.2% |
11.5%±8.8Lowest NH: 18.2% |
12.4%±2.4 NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 16.8%±1.8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
33.8%±12.7 NH: 20.1% |
35.1%±5.1Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Conway and Enfield 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% |
31.1%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
37.9% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.2%±1.2Highest NH: 6% |
5.5%±7.3 NH: 6% |
5%±3Lowest NH: 6% |
| Dover and Enfield 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 |
$99,330±$21kHighest about the NH average |
$64,385±$8kLowest 35% below NH |
| Enfield 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 |
$277,900±$56kLowest 31% below NH |
$314,000±$43k 22% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,607±$100Highest 8% above NH |
— | $1,095±$141Lowest 27% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,249Highest 24% above NH |
$4,779 28% below NH |
$4,087Lowest 39% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.6%±6.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
14.6%±17.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
47.3%±13.9 NH: 48.2% |
| Dover and Conway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.3% NH: 7.2% |
23.7%Highest NH: 7.2% |
8%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 52.7%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
70.5% NH: 72.8% |
71.2%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest 3 yrs older than NH |
1982 3 yrs newer than NH |
1983Highest 4 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minHighest 15% below NH |
22 min 19% below NH |
21 minLowest 23% below NH |
| Work from home | 18.6%±2.5Highest NH: 16.8% |
10.6%±9.6Lowest NH: 16.8% |
13.4%±4.6 NH: 16.8% |
| Dover and Conway 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 | #5 of 120 in NH | #76 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Dover School District | — | Conway School District |
| High school in town | Dover Senior High School | — | Kennett High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.7Highest |
— | 11.7Lowest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.