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Dover vs Hampton vs Henniker
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).
Hampton has the oldest population (median age 55.8).
Henniker has grown the fastest since 2010 (+27.9%).
Henniker is a college town. 27% 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 | Hampton | Henniker |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 33,364Highest |
16,426 |
6,197Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.2% NH: +4.6% |
+5.1%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+27.9%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 36.9±1.9 15% below NH |
55.8±2.1Highest 29% above NH |
31.1±6.1Lowest 28% below NH |
| Kids under 18 | 16.9%±1.8Highest NH: 18.2% |
11.6%±2.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
15.3%±3.7 NH: 18.2% |
| Dover and Henniker 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% |
30.9%±2.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
16.5%±6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 52%Highest NH: 40.6% |
42.8% NH: 40.6% |
41.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.2%±1.2 NH: 6% |
3.1%±1.1Lowest NH: 6% |
27%±6.5Highest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $94,829±$7kLowest 4% below NH |
$95,233±$9kHighest 4% below NH |
$95,206±$21k 4% below NH |
| Hampton and Henniker are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $436,700±$20k 8% above NH |
$550,200±$39kHighest 37% above NH |
$356,700±$49kLowest 11% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,607±$100 8% above NH |
$1,628±$94Highest 9% above NH |
$1,081±$164Lowest 27% below NH |
| Hampton and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,249 24% above NH |
$6,813Lowest about the NH average |
$8,877Highest 33% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.6%±6.3 NH: 48.2% |
56.8%±10.4Highest NH: 48.2% |
43.5%±22.6Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Hampton 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% |
5.6%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
11.6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 52.7%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
73.8%Highest NH: 72.8% |
64.5% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 3 yrs older than NH |
1978Highest 1 yr older than NH |
1974Lowest 5 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 15% below NH |
26 minHighest 3% below NH |
20 minLowest 24% below NH |
| Work from home | 18.6%±2.5 NH: 16.8% |
21.7%±3.3Highest NH: 16.8% |
15.5%±5.6Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Hampton 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 | #31 of 120 in NH | #56 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Dover School District | Hampton School District · Winnacunnet Cooperative School District | Henniker School District |
| High school in town | Dover Senior High School | Winnacunnet High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.7Highest |
10.1Lowest |
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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.