Compare towns
Dover vs Groton vs Sutton
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).
Groton has the most affordable homes ($269k median).
Sutton has the highest household income ($130k).
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 | Groton | Sutton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 33,364Highest |
507Lowest |
2,239 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.2%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+7.7% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 36.9±1.9Lowest 15% below NH |
51.1±16.2Highest 18% above NH |
48.1±4.1 11% above NH |
| Groton and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.9%±1.8 NH: 18.2% |
15.4%±4.6Lowest NH: 18.2% |
20.5%±3.8Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Sutton 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 NH: 20.1% |
29.4%±4.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
21.6%±5.9 NH: 20.1% |
| Groton and Sutton 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% |
29.2%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
44.3% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.2%±1.2Highest NH: 6% |
2%±2Lowest NH: 6% |
4.9%±3.6 NH: 6% |
| Dover and Sutton 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 |
$85,625±$21kLowest 14% below NH |
$130,313±$31kHighest 32% above NH |
| Sutton 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 |
$269,000±$45kLowest 33% below NH |
$362,600±$16k 10% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,607±$100Lowest 8% above NH |
$2,667±$295Highest 79% above NH |
$1,656±$614 11% above NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,249Highest 24% above NH |
$2,873Lowest 57% below NH |
$7,652 15% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.6%±6.3 NH: 48.2% |
50%±83.6Highest NH: 48.2% |
27.6%±47.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Groton and Dover 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% |
10.5%Highest NH: 7.2% |
4.8%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 52.7%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
91.3% NH: 72.8% |
95.7%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 3 yrs older than NH |
1984Highest 5 yrs newer than NH |
1971Lowest 8 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 15% below NH |
29 minHighest 10% above NH |
29 minHighest 10% above NH |
| Work from home | 18.6%±2.5Highest NH: 16.8% |
13.7%±6.5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
14.8%±5.6 NH: 16.8% |
| Dover and Sutton 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 | — | Kearsarge Regional School District |
| High school in town | Dover Senior High School | — | Kearsarge Regional High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.7Highest |
— | 10.4Lowest |
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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.