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Dover vs Enfield vs Plymouth
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 people working from home (18.6%).
Enfield has the oldest population (median age 58.3).
Plymouth has the youngest population (median age 22.8).
Plymouth is a college town. 42.5% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Plymouth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 33,364Highest |
4,475Lowest |
4,969 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.2%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-2.6%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+6.1% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 36.9±1.9 15% below NH |
58.3±5.4Highest 35% above NH |
22.8±0.9Lowest 47% below NH |
| Kids under 18 | 16.9%±1.8Highest NH: 18.2% |
7.9%±4.6Lowest NH: 18.2% |
13.3%±4.1 NH: 18.2% |
| Dover and Plymouth 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% |
30.7%±7.6Highest NH: 20.1% |
9.4%±2.8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 52% NH: 40.6% |
43%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
63.7%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.2%±1.2 NH: 6% |
2.7%±3.4Lowest NH: 6% |
42.5%±2.1Highest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $94,829±$7k 4% below NH |
$95,474±$19kHighest 4% below NH |
$89,500±$32kLowest 10% 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 |
$390,800±$71k about the NH average |
$294,400±$28kLowest 27% below NH |
| Dover and Enfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,607±$100Highest 8% above NH |
$1,181±$563Lowest 21% below NH |
$1,296±$295 13% below NH |
| Dover and Plymouth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,249Highest 24% above NH |
$6,203Lowest 7% below NH |
$6,483 about the NH average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.6%±6.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
17.8%±16.7Lowest NH: 48.2% |
31.8%±10.7 NH: 48.2% |
| Dover and Plymouth 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% |
16.6% NH: 7.2% |
17%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 52.7% NH: 72.8% |
82.1%Highest NH: 72.8% |
50.7%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 3 yrs older than NH |
1983Highest 4 yrs newer than NH |
1971Lowest 8 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 15% below NH |
24 minHighest 11% below NH |
16 minLowest 39% below NH |
| Work from home | 18.6%±2.5Highest NH: 16.8% |
11%±5.7 NH: 16.8% |
10.5%±4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Dover and Enfield 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 | #47 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Dover School District | Mascoma Valley Regional School District | — |
| High school in town | Dover Senior High School | None in town | — |
| 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.