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Dover vs Freeport vs Rollinsford
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).
Freeport has the oldest population (median age 48.8).
Rollinsford has the most people working from home (25.9%).
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 | Freeport | Rollinsford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 33,364Highest |
8,802 |
2,626Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
+10.9%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.8%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 36.9±1.9Lowest 5% below U.S. |
48.8±4.3Highest 25% above U.S. |
38.8±5.5 about the U.S. average |
| Kids under 18 | 16.9%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19.4%±3.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
17.7%±4.8 U.S.: 22% |
| Freeport and Rollinsford 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% |
26.7%±4.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.8%±4.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Freeport and Rollinsford 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% |
59.6%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
41.2%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.2%±1.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5%±2.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
2.8%±1.5Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Dover and Freeport 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 17% above U.S. |
$107,326±$19kHighest 33% above U.S. |
$89,500±$26kLowest 11% above U.S. |
| Freeport 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±$20k 31% above U.S. |
$508,400±$76kHighest 53% above U.S. |
$398,100±$33kLowest 20% above U.S. |
| Freeport and Dover 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. |
$1,439±$123Lowest about the U.S. average |
$1,809±$394Highest 28% above U.S. |
| Rollinsford and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,249Highest 164% above U.S. |
$5,042Lowest 62% above U.S. |
$6,851 120% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.6%±6.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
62%±18.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
40%±26.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Freeport and Dover 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% |
8.5%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 52.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
77.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
78.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1984Highest 4 yrs newer than U.S. |
1966Lowest 14 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 14% below U.S. |
24 min 11% below U.S. |
26 minHighest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 18.6%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
21.2%±5.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
25.9%±8.8Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Rollinsford and Freeport 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 | #4 of 133 in ME | #94 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Dover School District | RSU 05 | Rollinsford School District |
| High school in town | Dover Senior High School | Freeport High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.7Highest |
12.2Lowest |
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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.